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Journal : Lingua Franca

An Exploration of Adolescent Psychological Issues in the Netflix Series Adolescence (2025) Floriani, Rosalia; Anggawirya, Arin Mantara; Sijabat, Survey; Istiqomah, Nurul; Giovani, Evelin
Lingua Franca Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): Bahasa dan Sastra
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Sunan Giri Ponorogo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37680/linguafranca.v4i1.7332

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This research aims to examine the portrayal of adolescent identity crisis through the character Jamie in the Netflix series Adolescence (2025) and to analyze the psychosocial factors influencing his identity formation. This research uses a qualitative descriptive methodology to analyze narrative elements across four episodes, focusing on identity conflict, peer relations, family dynamics, and digital media influence. Grounded in Erik Erikson’s identity development theory, the research highlights that adolescent identity formation is contingent upon prior developmental stages. Jamie’s experience of profound feelings triggers maladaptive behaviors, including violent acts. Both Jamie and his close friends are marginalized due to perceived physical unattractiveness and social unpopularity, resulting in sustained peer victimization. Psychosocial influences identified include parental relationships marked by inadequate communication, peer rejection and bullying, and emerging sexual awareness during puberty. Despite a nonviolent and harmonious family environment, ineffective parental engagement contributes to Jamie’s emotional withdrawal. Furthermore, the research underscores the significant impact of social media as a double-edged factor, facilitating social connectivity and information acquisition while simultaneously exacerbating feelings of alienation, anxiety, and exposure to cyberbullying. Without adequate adult guidance, adolescents may internalize harmful ideologies, such as misogyny and distorted masculinity constructs, adversely affecting their mental health. The findings advocate for enhanced family communication, supportive peer environments, and structured digital literacy education to foster healthy adolescent psychosocial development.
Feminist Existentialism in Donna Woolfolk Cross’s Pope Joan Giovani, Evelin; Anggawirya, Arin Mantara; Istiqomah, Nurul; Floriani, Rosalia; Purwaningsih, Yuni Ratna
Lingua Franca Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Bahasa dan Sastra
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Sunan Giri Ponorogo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37680/lingua_franca.v4i2.8477

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This study examines the representation of women in Donna Woolfolk Cross’s Pope Joan through the lens of Simone de Beauvoir’s existentialist feminism. The novel portrays a range of female experiences within a rigidly patriarchal religious and social system, making it a relevant and urgent site for analyzing how women navigate subordination, exercise agency, and construct resistance. This study aims to identify forms of women’s subordination, freedom, and resistance in the novel, and to classify the female characters according to Beauvoir’s typology: the Hetaira, the Narcissistic Woman, and the Mystical Woman. This descriptive qualitative study utilizes the text of Pope Joan as its primary data source, supplemented by secondary sources related to existentialist feminist theory. Data were collected through library research by reading, selecting, and classifying relevant excerpts. The analysis employed content analysis to identify scenes illustrating gendered power relations and women’s existential positioning, interpret them through Beauvoir’s concepts of immanence, transcendence, and otherness, and draw conclusions regarding the characters’ strategies of resistance. The findings show that Joan embodies the Hetaira who rejects immanence and pursues transcendence through education and critical reasoning. Gudrun and Richild represent the Narcissistic Woman, displaying limited and illusory autonomy shaped by patriarchal boundaries. Meanwhile, Gisla and Arn’s Mother exemplifies the Mystical Woman, fully internalizing patriarchal norms and accepting their subordinated role. These classifications reveal diverse existential responses toward patriarchy, and the novel also highlights that women’s agency emerges when they challenge imposed boundaries, affirming the relevance of Beauvoir’s existentialist feminism in literary analysis.