Social Power Of Jim Jones’s Characterizations On Jonestown Massacre: Paradise Lost

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Published May 24, 2025
https://doi.org/10.51715/husocpument.v5i2.288
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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): April: Journal of Humanities, Social Science, Public Administration and Management

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Ayuning Brenda
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Abstract

This research is aimed at finding the social power method of the main character in Jonestowm Masscare: Paradise Lost (Cult Documentary). Social power of a charismatic leader theory served as the theoretical foundation for the writer to analyze the documentary. The character was recognized and examined utilizing note-taking procedures while collecting the data. The information is gleaned from character interactions, speech, actions, and quotations that refer to a charismatic leader’s influence on society in the documentary film. The study’s findings revealed five pieces of information about the social power exercised by the main character.

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