CHARACTERIZATION ON NOT CINDERELLA'S TYPE MOVIE BY BRIAN BROUGH AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO TEACHING LITERATURE

The purpose of this study was to find out of characterization realized in the movie
Not Cinderella’s Type, to find out the characterization displayed in the movie Not
Cinderella’s Type, and to find out the contribution of the characterization in the
movie Not Cinderella‘s Type to teaching literature. The authors utilized a
descriptive qualitative method to analyze characterization of the movie. The
findings revealed that there are eight characters which are Cindy Ella, Bryant
Bailey, Maxton, Dr. Bailey, Clarise, David, Jayda and Kaitlyn. First, Cindy Ella's
characterizations are kind-hearted, caring, a good daughter, helpful, indecisive,
obedient, diligent, a simple person and lack of confidence. Second, Bryant
Bailey's characterizations are caring, A sweet or nice person, brave, responsible,
encouraging, helpful and gentleman. Third, Maxton's characterizations are
helpful, loyal friend and open-hearted. Fourth, Dr. Bailey's characterizations are
generous, a good listener, trustworthy person and wise. Fifth, Clarise's
characterizations are cruel, two-faced, bossy and bad-tempered. Sixth, David's
characterizations are a busy person and insulting person. The last is the
characterization of two characters: Jayda and Kaitlyn are arrogant, attention
seeker, apathetic and two-faced. Then the writer found four methods of
characterization of main characters in the movie Not Cinderella’s Type which are
characterization
through
name, characterization through appearance,
characterization through dialogue, and characterization through reaction of other
characters. While the contribution of the characterization in the movie Not
Cinderella’s Type to teach literature into two categories. As a literature teaching
media and a literature teaching material. Because it is based on Cinderella, which
is a well-known story among students, the story of Not Cinderella’s Type is
simple and interesting to learn. It can be used as a resource for teaching literature
by analyzing the movie's characterization.
Keywords: Characterization, Movie, Not Cinderella’s Type, Literature.