B. Focus of the Study
Based on the background of the study above, the writer will be concentrated in analyzing Annie Braddock’s emotion as a main character and how most
expressions and interactions influence positive and negative emotions has appeared her characteristic in the film.
C. Research Question
Referring to the focus of the research, the writer would like answer the questions:
1. What are Annie Braddock’s emotions shown in the film?
2. How do those emotions build her characteristic?
D. Result and Significance of the Research
Referring to the research question, the results of the research are to know what emotions are shown in the film and to know how those emotions build her
characteristic. This study has significance for the students, especially for the English Letters Department. First all, this study is meant to encourage the students to study
more about film and this study gives information concerning the film through the plot of film based on the character’s characterization of the story and the psychological
concepts. Second, this study give the information for the students who study the film as one of literary works and the reader a better understanding about the content of the
story. The most important thing is this study is meant to provide a model for those who are doing literary study.
E. Research Methodology
1. Method of the Research
The writer conducts the research by using qualitative method with descriptive analysis. Data is taken from the statements, notes and pictures from the film.
Then the writer connects to emotion and characterization on the main character in the Nanny Diaries film through psychology of emotion by Robert
Plutchik.
2. Data Analysis
The collected data will be analyzed through descriptive analysis. In this case, the data concerning with some expressions, events, and conflicts happen to
Annie Braddock in film and will be analyzed by using psychology of emotion by Robert Plutchik.
3. The Unit of Analysis
The unit of analysis in this research is “The Nanny Diaries” film published by The Weinstein Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in United States in 2007
4. Instruments of the Research
The writer uses herself as an instrument of this research to collect the data with reading, identifying, classifying the information and other that related to
the film.
F. Place and Time
This research takes place in Jakarta, in the academic year 20092010 at State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Psychology
The word “Psychology” comes from Greek, namely “Psyche”, that means “Soul”, and “Logos”, that means “Science”
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Psychology is as a discipline science that specific to study human behavior have many space is that quite wide in field and in
human behavior. In general, psychology defines as psychology that study behavior or an individual daily psyche in normal adult.
Psychological knowledge is applied to various spheres of human activity, including issues related to everyday life, such as family, education and employment.
Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior.
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Psychology was born in the 1880 as the science of consciousness and psychology may be defined as the science of individual human behavior.
Wilhelm Wundt says in his major theme, “Psychology is the study of the normal human mind—and nothing more”.
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It means Psychology has a duty to investigate human feelings by experiences in his her environment that expresses
problems.
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Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono, Pengantar Umum Psikologi, Jakarta: Bulan Bintang, 1996, p. 4
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Anonymous, Psychology: Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed on August 13, 2009. http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiPsychology.
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Melvin H. Marx, Introduction to Psychology: Problems, Procedures and Principles, New York, USA: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976, p.62
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B. Emotion
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