Apology Strategies Expressed by Characters in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to know what apology strategy is used by characters in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button movie.” The method of this study was the Qualitative Approach; This study focused on the analysis or interpretation of the written material in context. The subject of this study was apology utterances spoken by the characters in the movie. The results of data analysis showed that the apology strategies that are used in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button movie” are indirect apology, evasive strategies, expressing concern, direct apology and explanation or account with functions expression of lack of intent, implicit acknowledgment, querying precondition, expressing concern for the listener, request for forgiveness, expression of regret, explicit explanation