Abstract
The study discusses and analyzes the characterization of a secondary character in the movie Black Panther, Erik Killmonger whose status as a villain described as a Machiavellian; a person known to be gruesome and unreliable to acquire everything he desires by any means necessary. The study functions as a source of knowledge for everyone who wishes to comprehend the deeper issue of a secondary character existence in a movie who does not get enough recognition, unlike the main character. This study used collecting and observing methods to acquire the data, Black Panther movie along with the movie script. A Qualitative research method is used to answer the problems of the study. It examined Killmonger’s characterization by using three theories; tridimensional aspects, Black Nationalism, and Machiavellianism. Discussion of Black History counts as a great necessity to give a clearer sense of the character’s background who described as an African-American male. Lastly, a descriptive method to analyze the problems and present the analysis is chosen to complete this study. The results of this study found innovative discussions on a Machiavellian character on the parameters of self-determination, nationalism, and racial prejudice. Killmonger’s Machiavellian character is categorized to have “cold” emotionality, lack of empathy, and manipulative. The study results also delivered fundamental truths about the current political and cultural situation in the United States, in which people still seek persistence in their everyday lives based on racial boundaries reflected by Killmonger’s mission as an African-American.
Highlights
According to Encyclopedia Britannica (2010), literature is a body of written works that includes aesthetic execution
All the data needed preliminary collecting and note-taking techniques to limit the study‟s field in analyzing the major problems which revolved around Killmonger‟s characterizations of the physical aspect, sociological aspect, and psychological aspect expressed in a Machiavellian character
A.T., Malini, N.L.N.S, & Aryani, I.G.A.I, Black Panther: A Characteriza- 7 tion Study of Erik Killmonger‟s Machiavellianism male who had to go through racism his entire life, is proven by the history of Africans and slavery along with its impacts on his tendency to be a Machiavellian
Summary
According to Encyclopedia Britannica (2010), literature is a body of written works that includes aesthetic execution. It is classified into a variety of systems, including language, genre, and national origin. Hamlet (1609) was expressed as a flat character whose views did not change until the end of the story. Tyrion Lannister from the TV series Game of Thrones (2011) showed his development as a round character. He was once a drunken and playful prince who often got mocked because of his small stature. The article supports Klarer (1998) who claims that the use of three dimensions in a character which consists of physiological, sociological, and psychological qualities helped authors improve a story to have a deeper structure so that a developed analysis in one‟s character could be achieved
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