Bintang Priyanto Putri, 2211418074 (2023) THE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN’S POWER AMBIVALENCE: IN LITERATURE- TO- FILM ADAPTATION OF ENOLA HOLMES. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This paper aims to explore the relationship between literature-to-film adaptation with a woman’s power in Enola Holmes. More specifically, to find out how women’s power is described in both novel and film versions; and to find out how ambivalence of the women’s power appears in the film adaptation version. This research used a qualitative method focusing on sentences, phrases, and paragraphs related to women’s power. It also employed feminist approach, especially liberal feminism. By using liberal feminism by Betty Friedan, I analyze the ambivalence of women’s power portrayed in the novel -to -film adaptation of Enola Holmes through its plot, character, and setting representing women’s power. The results indicate that the description of women's power in both novel and film can be seen through the general picture of Enola Holmes (Enola Holmes’s physical appearance, personality traits, and conflicts); and Enola Holmes’ wishes of being a detective. However, the writer finds that the women's power presented in the film adaptation raises an ambivalence. A form of ambivalence can be seen when Enola ends up in boarding school, falls in love with a man, gets help from male friend, gets a culture shock, and uses the name “Holmes”; Eudoria’s absence after her enthusiastic efforts of teaching Enola and making a plan for reform bill with her feminist movement; Dowager's plan to kill Tewkesbury is defeated by Enola Holmes and Tewkesbury; women oppressing women through the character Enola Holmes fights Edith and Enola Holmes argues Miss Harrison. Therefore, it can be concluded that what Enola and other female characters do to break through patriarchy actually strengthens patriarchal culture.

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