Female Main Character in Princess Mononoke Film: A Study of Ecological Feminism

Ni Ketut Alit Ida Setianingsih,Ni Putu Rhadani Sanjigandewi

doi:10.24843/jh.2022.v26.i01.p02

Abstract

This study aims to analyses the female main character in Princess Mononoke film that reflects ecological feminism. The data of this study was taken from the Princess Mononoke film. The data were analyzed by using the narrative-qualitative method. Theory of women-other human Others-nature interconnections by Karen J. Warren (2000) was applied to find out the connection of the female main character with nature. The results of this study show that the oppression of the forest leads to the oppression of the female main character. The forest was destroyed by humans, which lead to the oppression of Princess Mononoke because she lost her family, friend, and home.

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IntroductionFor over 200 years, women fought for their injustice in front of the world
As the forest was destroyed, she lost her family, friend and, home. This film has a lot of aspects that can reflect ecological feminism
The empirical connection shows that when the forest was destroyed, Princess Mononoke soon lost her family and home

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Introduction

For over 200 years, women fought for their injustice in front of the world. There are many figures that echo the equality of women around the world who called themself feminists. Feminism is a conflict theory that suggests that power in society is divided based on gender and that patriarchal oppression of women exists in all sections of society in employment at home, education, and media (Gelling, 2020). Until the 1890s, the word ―feminism‖ did not gain currency, women were expressing the feminist view long before that. Through literary work and a discussion group, women expressed their voices. The concept of feminism is a movement that women demand equal rights with men. The rise of feminism happened because women are restricted to their rights and eventually spread to wide manifestations and variations (Hannam, 2013)

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