4. The Instrument of Research
The research instrument of this qualitative research is the writer herself. The writer tries to get qualitative data about another meaning of
the main character related to women role in A Destiny of Her Own film by watching the film, understanding the story, collecting the data and
classifying the main character in A Destiny of Her own film itself. Furthermore, the writer relates the existing text with the deconstruction
and feminism theory.
5. The Unit of Data Analysis
The unit of data analysis in this research is A Destiny of Her Own film. A Destiny of Her Own is directed by Marshall Herskovitz that was
released by Twentieth Century Fox in 2006, and the screenplay was written by Jeannine Dominy.
6. Time and Place of the Research
This research is accomplished in ten semesters. All the materials are taken from the libraries: Letters and Humanities library. State Islamic
University library, Universities of Indonesia library, and the other libraries and internet to get more references and information related to the research.
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Character and Characterization in Film
A character is showed at perpetrator of presented story or the player of the story. The character of narrative film is studied in cause of effect as a part of film
analysis. The character is the agent of cause bend effect. By creating and reacting to event, characters play roles within the film’s formal system. Thus event when
characters are based on historical personages, they are not identical real people, in a narrative, characters are constructed being.
Joseph M. Boggs and Denis W. Petrie in their book that title The Art of watching film, character devided in some parts. They are;
1. Stock Characters and Stereotypes
Stock characters are minor characters whose actions are
completely predictable or typical of their job or profession. They are in the film simply because the situation demands their presence. They serve
as a natural part of the setting, much as stage properties like a lamp or a
chair might function in a play. Stereotypes, however, are characters of
somewhat greater importance to the film. They fit into preconceived patterns of behavior common to or representative of a large number of
people, at least a large number of fictional people.
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