Acuity : Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture

Deciphering Cassandra as a Radical Feminist in Promising Young Woman (2020)

Alika Rahma Syarifa (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Ririn Kurnia Trisnawati (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Mia Fitria Agustina (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jun 2023

Abstract

Every woman has different nature either being strong or being weak. Not all women have a lucky fate; in fact, many of them become the victims of men. Of the many cases of violence and sexual harassment in the world, women mostly become victims, especially in cases of sexual acts without consent. In Promising Young Woman (2020), these issues are conveyed very well. Its main character, Cassandra, carries out a mission that targets men who try to take advantage of drunken women to become deterrent and frightened. The purpose of this qualitative study on the film is aimed to discuss the behavior of radical feminism living in the character of Cassandra. Cassandra reflects a radical feminist attitude in order to achieve revenge and conveys a message about women's rights to obtain justice. Radical feminism occurs based on three key issues namely sexual objectification of women, rape, and patriarchy. The result shows that Cassandra can fully be claimed as a radical feminist because there are several characteristics of radical feminism that match the nature and behavior of Cassandra in the film, which are opposing sexual objectification of women, opposing sexism, and toxic masculinity, lastly patriarchy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

acuity

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture (Jelpedlic) is the research journal for the Teaching of English, Literature & Culture. It publishes research-based articles, reviews and poems, which reflect on every aspect of English teaching. The journal also considers new developments ...