PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI DIANA’S STRUGGLES IN BREAKING WOMEN'S STEREOTYPES IN WONDER WOMAN MOVIE SCRIPT 2017 AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra In English Letters By AVIASKA WIENDA SARASWATI Student Number: 164214133 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI DIANA’S STRUGGLES IN BREAKING WOMEN'S STEREOTYPES IN WONDER WOMAN MOVIE SCRIPT 2017 AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra In English Letters By AVIASKA WIENDA SARASWATI Student Number: 164214133 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2020 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Your Soul Is Pure Your Intuition Is Right Your Way Is Unique Believe Moving -A- vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI For My Dearest Parents, My Annoying Brother, My Lecturers My Best Friends My Beloved Boyfriend And Myself In The Hope Of A Better Future - - - - viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to show my gratitude to Allah SWT for always stay with me, listen to my pray, bless me, and give me unexpected power. 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Aviaska Wienda Saraswati ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE OF PAGE ........................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL PAGE ........................................................................................................ iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE .................................................................................................. iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY .............................................................................. v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH............. vi MOTTOPAGE ................................................................................................................ vii DEDICATION PAGE .................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... x LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................ xii ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................... xiii ABSTRAK ........................................................................................................................ xiv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1 A. Background of the Study ...................................................................................... 1 B. Problem Formulation ............................................................................................ 4 C. Objectives of the Study......................................................................................... 4 D. Definition of Terms .............................................................................................. 5 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE.............................................................. 6 A. Review of Related Studies .................................................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories ................................................................................. 9 1. Theory of Character and Characterization ....................................................... 9 a. Characterization through Appearance ......................................................... 10 b. Characterization through Dialogue ............................................................. 10 c. Characterization through External Action .................................................. 10 d. Characterization through Internal Action .................................................... 11 e. Characterization through Reaction of Other Characters ............................. 11 f. Characterization through Contrast: Dramatic Foils..................................... 12 g. Characterization through Caricature and Leitmotif..................................... 12 h. Characterization through Choice of Name .................................................. 12 2. Theory of Feminism ......................................................................................... 13 3. Theory of Gender Stereotype ........................................................................... 14 4. Theoretical Framework .................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY.............................................................................. 19 A. Object of the Study ............................................................................................... 19 B. Approach of the Study .......................................................................................... 21 C. Method of the study .............................................................................................. 22 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .................................... 24 A. The Characteristics of Diana in Wonder Woman Movie Script ........................... 24 1. Strong ............................................................................................................... 25 2. Super Powerful ................................................................................................. 27 3. Adventurous ..................................................................................................... 30 4. Confident .......................................................................................................... 33 5. Caring .............................................................................................................. 34 6. Brave ............................................................................................................... 37 7. Beautiful ........................................................................................................... 38 8. Principled ......................................................................................................... 39 B. The Women’s Stereotypes Experienced by Diana in Wonder Woman Movie Script .......................................................................... 42 1. Being Powerless ............................................................................................... 42 2. Being Sexual Object ........................................................................................ 47 3. Being Inferior ................................................................................................... 49 C. The Struggles of Diana in breaking Women’s Stereotypes as The Other in Wonder Woman Movie Script ..................................................... 50 1. Showing Her Power and Capability ................................................................. 51 2. Showing Her Independence ............................................................................. 64 3. Refusing Beauty Standard ................................................................................ 68 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ..................................................................................... 72 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 76 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Para : Paragraph SM : Suited Men DC : Detective Comic xii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT SARASWATI, AVIASKA WIENDA. (2020). DIANA’S STRUGGLES IN BREAKING WOMEN'S STEREOTYPES IN WONDER WOMAN MOVIE SCRIPT 2017. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma. Gender stereotype issues are still problematic in society. As one of the common stereotype objects,