Surakarta English and Literature Journal
Vol 8, No 1 (2025): FEBRUARY

A Film Semiotics Study of Representation on Duality Female Character

Liya Umaroh (Unknown)
Adibatul Maulida (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Aug 2025

Abstract

The abstract Semiotics delves on sign, picture, text, and film scene. The final purpose of this research portrays the duality female representation through film. Descriptive qualitative is used as a research method and observation as the instrument for selecting scenes film as data analysis. Furthermore, the steps on representation go with Roland Barthes’ semiotics and the result of this research can be stated (1) denotation, she is being a superpower woman but vulnerable hearth (2) connotation, complexity of resilient woman attempt to gain patriarchal (3) myth, society prefer to be more critical by woman who bravely challenge the system than man, illustrating a gender imbalance social acceptance. Duality female representation on this film describes either as the visioner or manipulator and how complicated life of modern woman, she has to balance either strength and weakness, woman is able to create new reality but in other hand she has a risk for losing themselves.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

selju

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The aim of SELJU is to provide a venue for academicians, researchers, and practitioners for publishing original research articles or review articles. The scope of the articles published in this journal deals with a broad range of topics such as Linguistics, Translation, Literature, and another ...