22 psychopathic person does their actions which show the symptoms of psychopath
continuously, from childhood to adulthood. While an antisocial person shows their act of psychopathic only in a specific moment p. 5.
F. Theoretical Framework
In this research, the researcher applies some theories related to the topic of understanding psychopath personality disorder in The Joker
’s character. They are theories of character and characterization, theories of psychopath personality
disorder, and theories of motivation. The theories of character and characterization are used by the researcher along with the theories of psychopath
personality disorder to answer research question number one. Whereas, for the research question number two, the researcher uses theories of motivation.
The researcher tries to answer the research questions number one about how The Joker
’s characteristics are described in The Dark Knight movie’s script by using theories of character by Abrams 1981, Barnet 1988, Perrine, 1989 and
characterization by Rohrberger 1971, Brockett 1974, and Murphy 1972. For the theories of psychopath personality disorder, the researcher used the theories by
American Psychiatrist Association APA 2013 and Clarke 2010
The second research question reveals how the meanings of The Joker ’s
psychopath characteristics is described in the movie. To answer it, the researcher applies some theories from the experts. They are Hierarchy of Needs by Maslow
1943, Katresnanism theory by Herujiyanto 2001 and Sigmund Freud 1939
theories of modern psychology and psychoanalysis.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, the researcher discusses the methodology used in the thesis. There are three main points namely object of the study, approach of the study, and
method of the study. Each of them is explained as follows:
A. Object of the Study
The object of the study is a movie script entitled The Dark Knight. This is a second sequel of the Batman trilogy created by Christopher Nolan. The first one is
Batman Begin. Both of
the stories’ scripts is written by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer see Appendix 1. The film is also directed by Christopher, assisted by his
sibling, Jonathan Nolan. The Dark Knight has been nominated in many award, and won two categories. One of them is the best supporting actor. The film also receives
another nomination from Critics Choice Award as the best film of the year IMDB, 2009.
The story of The Dark Knight is about a local superhero in Gotham City called Batman. He is wise, brave, and loyal to the citizen of Gotham. He wears a black suit
and a long black flowing coat and his head is covered with a bat-like black helmet and that is why people call him Batman. With the help from Lieutenant Jim Gordon
and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman set out to destroy a criminal gangster in PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
