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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThe writer focused to analyze the disagreement strategies since
disagreement often occurs in the daily speech to show that people usually have
different idea from the other. Disagreement is an act that threatens addressee?s
positive want to be respected and appreciated. In order to avoid the face
threatening act between the speaker and the hearer, the speaker should use an
appropriate strategy to express her/his disagreement. The aim of this study is to
determine the type of disagreement strategies used by Gary as a male character
and Brooke as female character toward each other based on their different gender
as found in the film Break Up (2006). In analyzing, the writer applied Locher?s
theory (2004) on disagreement strategies. In analyzing this research, the writer
used descriptive qualitative approach because she described the type of
disagreement and explained about the differences of expressing disagreement
expressed by Gary as male character and Brooke as female character. From the
analysis, the writer found that the main characters, Gary and Brooke, in the Break
Up movie used the disagreement strategies when they expressed their
disagreement toward each other. The writer concluded that almost all of the
disagreement strategies were used by the main characters. Gary as male character
and Brooke as a female character used different strategies. The disagreement
strategy which was the most frequently used by Gary as male character was the
use of hedges. Gary used this strategy to soften his disagreement toward Brooke
as female character. On the other hand, Brooke used non mitigating strategy the
most frequently. It means that she expressed her disagreement more straightly
than Gary as male character. It was all influenced by the situation in their daily
life. This situation made Brooke has the more power than Gary.