Abstract:
This study investigates the application of Halliday‘s theory of transitivity model
of text used by Solomon Northup, the main character, in 12 Years a Slave movie.
The study was conducted to describe the types of process and circumstance used
in 12 Years a Slave movie. The study applied descriptive qualitative method. The
data were taken from the clauses which are used by Solomon Northup. The
findings showed that there were 5 types of process and 8 types of circumstance
that can be found in the dialogues of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave movie.
The dominant type of process was Relational process (41.55%) and the dominant
type of Circumstance was Manner (34.43 %). And the last Relational process and
Manner appear most because the story tells about slavery who can not speak and
write with complex words.
