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The Stereotypical Images of Indian Society as Portrayed in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Movie
ABSTRACT
Literary works and movie sometimes depict about stereotype of certain
race and ethnic. Author and director embed similar negative features for
member of those race and ethnic in their works. Those stereotypes are
perpetually showed, spread and being taken for granted. From thus perpetual
depiction, it becomes a justification that thus race and ethnic truly have such
features. Dominating group often represents marginalized group by negative
features to intensify their position. It is like European people who often
represent the Orient (Asian) by negative features in their works.
This study is purposed to examine the stereotypical images of Indian
society and how they are represented in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
movie by using Orientalism and Bal’s focalization theories. The researcher
used qualitative-descriptive method in reference to Mikos’ movies analysis
method. The result shows that there are 5 stereotypical images of Indian
society in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie. Those stereotypical images
are barbaric, inauthentic, irrational, backward, and weak. All the stereotypical
images are represented through British characters (character-bound
focalization or internal focalization) which put Indian society as object of
focalization.
Key words: stereotypical images, Indian society, orientalism, focalization
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