Focus of the Research
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analysis inductively; 4 qualitative research is a descriptive research; and 5 meaning is the essential elements in qualitative research.
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The method that the writer will use is descriptive qualitative. Because the writer will describe the characteristics, the appearance, and
the habit of Princess Merida in detail and this research is literary research so this is kind of qualitative research. According to Bahtiar and
Aswinarko
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, qualitative research is deputed as a multi method, because this method involves relevant aspect in social indication. In analyzing this
movie, the writer will use intrinsic approach because character analysis is one of elements in the story. In doing this research, first the writer watches
the movie several times, second the writer makes notes with mentioning the characteristics of Princess Merida, then the writer starts to analyze by
looking for the evidences to support her arguments, and relates it to representation theory by Stuart Hall. The writer uses two sources in this
research. First is Brave movie as the main source. The second is the script of Brave movie. The last is from books and other source like internet,
journals, and thesis. 2.
Technique of the Analysis
The technique that the writer uses to do this research is descriptive qualitative. First, the writer mentions the characteristics of Princess
Merida. Then, the writer will explain and describe in detail characteristic of Princess Merida one by one and define how princess represented
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M. Atar Semi, Metode Penelitian Sastra Bandung: Angkasa, 2012, pp. 28-32
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Ahmad Bahtiar and Aswinarko, Metode Penelitian Sastra Tangerang: Pustaka Mandiri, 2013, p. 16
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through her characteristics. The writer will analyze and describe it systematically so the reader from this research can fully understand the
analysis that the writer makes. After that, the writer deduces from over all
analysis to answer the problems of study in this research. 3.
Unit of the Analysis
The unit analysis of this research is movie entitled Brave from Disney PIXAR, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. This
movie released on June 22
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, 2012 in U.S.A. and runs for 100 minutes. The writer also uses Brave movie script to support the evidence in her
analysis. 4.
Instrument of the Research
Instrument means the tool used to collect data.
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Tools that usually used for quantitative research to collecting data are so many, but because
this research is literary research and kind of qualitative research, so the instrument that used for this research is the writer herself by watching the
movie, reading the script, analyzing, describing, and searching other information that are useful for this research.