Saksama: Jurnal Sastra
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): Saksama

DECONSTRUCTING MOTHERHOOD IN TANGLED (2010): A DERRIDEAN ANALYSIS OF MOTHER GOTHEL

Hilalliah Isna Putri (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta)
Reza Anis Maulidya (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2026

Abstract

Film is a visual art form that communicates stories, information, and messages through moving images and sound. It combines various elements such as screenplay, acting, cinematography, directing, music, and editing. Many films also address current social or philosophical themes. A notable example is Tangled (2010), directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard and produced by Disney as part of its series of princess films. This journal analyzes the character of Mother Gothel using Jacques Derrida’s post-structuralist approach. It looks at how binary oppositions like mother/monster and freedom/control are called into question. The analysis suggests that Tangled exposes the inherent instability of language, identity, and moral judgment within its narrative framework when deconstructed.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

saksama

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Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

Saksama: Jurnal Sastra is a twice-yearly open access journal starts on the structural, post-structural, post-modern, comparative and post-colonial approaches to the critical analysis and interpretation of literature, with a special preference given to underrepresented works. Articles submitted ...