Analyzing The Reading Of Female Characters In The 2022 Film Adaptation Of Jane Austen’s Persuasion

Abstract

This research focuses on the 2022 film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, exploring the factors that influenced changes in the reading of female characters of the original source in the adaptation. By examining the making process of film adaptations of novels in general, their function as a reading and interpretive tool, and through analyzing the underlying factors that shape the new reading, this study aims to offer insights into the creative and artistic aspects of film adaptations beyond a viewer's perspective. The research challenges the conventional notion of fidelity criterion as the common standard for evaluating adaptations and sheds light on new insights on the use of this criterion. Rather than comparing and contrasting a novel and its film to consider deviations as failures, this research emphasizes that these creative choices introduced into the original source are an integral part of the adaptation process. Using a comparative study approach, the research identifies the underlying factors that contributed to the alterations in the reading of female characters in the film adaptation Persuasion. These factors highlight the adaptability and creative choices inherent in the process of adaptation. The results of this study provide valuable insights into the complexity of the adaptation process and demonstrate that deviations from the original source can enhance the artistic and interpretive aspects of an adaptation.