An Analysis of Feminism in Mona Lisa Smile Movie Script

Abstract

This research deals with feminist ideas in Mona Lisa Smile movie script. The objectives of the research were to find out feminism used in the movie script Mona Lisa Smile, the form of feminist ideas in Katherine Watson’s character in the movie script Mona Lisa Smile. This research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative content analysis. The data were the conversational utterances in 12 scenes of Mona Lisa Smile movie script. The findings of the research showed feminism (feminist ideas) in the main character of Mona Lisa Smile movie script. The movie reflect the women conditions at the time that still hold the tradition controlled by patriarchal. Mother and being a wife were regarded as women’s most significant professions. Katherine made the students realize that they had rights to show up their capability in public as men had. Katherine made her students believe that they could do two things in the same time; having family and their goal as well. It could be concluded that film all utterances spoken by Katherine Watson in the movie script Mona Lisa Smile, there were 33 times of utterances containing feminism (feminist ideas)