FROM FEMINIST EQUALITY TOWARDS STRATEGIC MISANDRY: IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN IN GONE GIRL

Abstract

This study provides a detailed critique by applying the radical feminist perspective in the development of female agency and misandry in Gone Girl (2014),focusing mainly on Amy Dunne and she redefines power dynamics between genders in a relationship. This research uses qualitative textual analysis and using the film itself as a main source of data, exploring Amys rejection to reformist feminist ideals and expectations of women traditionally, leading her position created by misogyny, per formative femininity, and patriarchal pressures. The analysis brings forward that misandry in the film is not simply based on irrational hate, but rather works as a calculated reaction to the ongoing marginalization, disposability, and exclusion from narrative control within marital systems. By presenting the image of the "Cool Girl," Amy creates an image of self-defining and centered on control, resistance, and dominance in storytelling. Additionally, this study adds to feminist literary and film criticism presenting how female agency can be formed by rejecting traditional ethics when equality seems unattainable within a patriarchal system