The Change of Ideology of Patriarchy in Cinderella by Charles Perrault into Feminism in the Movie by Kay Cannon

Abstract

This research aims to identify the shift of ideology of patriarchy in the Cinderella fairy tale by Charles Perrault into feminism in the movie by Kay Cannon. The research data consists of narrative text from the fairy tale and visual scenes from the movie adaptation. The data is then compared and analyzed using Barthes’ semiotics theory. In addition, through the shift of the ideologies, the motives of the adaptation are uncovered based on Hutcheon’s theory of adaptation. The findings show the ideology portrayed in the fairy tale is patriarchy. Conversely, the movie adaptation shows liberal feminism. The motives concluded from the ideologies include cultural capital and personal and political motives. The cultural capital motive highlights the value of adaptation work that utilizes patriarchy and feminism as cultural phenomena ingrained in society. The second motive, personal and political, emphasizes the adaptor, Kay Cannon’s agenda on female empowerment represented by Cinderella and Gwen.