IDENTITY CRISIS AND ALIENATION IN THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF AFTERSUN FILM BY CHARLOTTE WALES

Tri Wahyu Retno Ningsih
Rizky Dinda Amelia
Lu Li Qian Qian

Journal of Intensive Studies on Language, Literature, Art, and Culture
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025)

This study aims to analyze the identity crisis and alienation within a film “Aftersun” by Charlotte Wells. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive approach. Result of the study indicate that there are 3 categories of identity crisis, namely Role Confusion (7), Isolation (10), and Self-Doubt (11). The highest identity crisis characteristics is Self-Doubt. The impact of identity crisis can be seen in four main aspects, such as Worthless (8), Self-Doubt (5), Insecurity (7), and Alienation (5). Alienation consists of five main attributes, namely Meaninglessness (7), Normlessness (6), Social Isolation (5), and Self-Estrangement (4).