This thesis aims to observe the character functions and the functional
schemes as the plot through structural approach in The Equalizer (2014), a film
directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk. By using qualitative
method and descriptive analysis technique, this research explains character
functions on the main characters and functional schemes through Vladimir
Propp’s theory named ―functions‖. Furthermore, to support the analysis, the writer
also uses characterization by Boggs and Petrie.
Based on the research findings, the writer concludes that there are six
character functions out of seven in The Equalizer film; they are the hero, the
dispatcher, the princess, the donor, the helper, and the villain. After that, there are
nineteen out of thirty-one functions that available in the film. The data on this
research shows that the story constructs Robert McCall’s movements as the hero
obviously from the beginning to the last in order to defeat the Russian Mafias, and
then saves Alina as the princess from their threats.
This research figures ―function‖ is an action or event defined from the
point of view of its significance for the course of the action. This is a fundamental
theory in Propp’s system. In practice, this means that ―Function = Action (or
Event) + Position‖ in the sequence. The same actions have different
morphological values depending on its place in the story. As a result, in The
Equalizer film, the six character functions can be applied to the nineteen
functional schemes, which is to define or designate units of meaning as part of the
story process.

SI1711

SKR BSI 2017 11

Perpustakaan FAH (Skripsi BSI)

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