GENDERED REPRESENTATION AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF THE SANDWICH GENERATION: KALUNA IN THE FILM HOME SWEET LOAN (2024)

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Siti Nuraeni - B0322074 - Fak. Ilmu Budaya

The phenomenon of the sandwich generation has become a trending socio-economic issue in the world and also Indonesia. This issue is also portrayed in Indonesian films, one of them is Home Sweet Loan (2024). This study aims to examine the gendered representation and influencing factors faced by Kaluna as the youngest unmarried daughter and the sandwich generation in her family. This study employs the Foucauldian Discourse Analysis in analyzing the data. Additionally, the study analyzes the scenes that portrays Kaluna’s struggle as the youngest unmarried daughter and a part of sandwich generation within her family. This study employs a qualitative research approach with particular attention to gender norms, cultural expectations, and their influence on Kaluna’s experiences. The research data consists of selected and filtered scenes that represent how Kaluna accepts and resists the gendered expectations and the sandwich generation pressure in her family. The results indicate that the dialogues, visual representations, and character actions of the film represent the gender norms and cultural expectations which define Kaluna to be a good daughter and shape how she experiences life as a part of the sandwich generation.