Representation of Family Dysfunction in Melanie Martinez�s �Dollhouse� Music Video

MARILLAC, LOUISE DE and Lesmana, Fanny and Wahjudianata, Megawati (2021) Representation of Family Dysfunction in Melanie Martinez�s �Dollhouse� Music Video. In: Symposium Literature, Culture and Communication SYLECTION 2021, 02-08-2021 - 02-08-2021, Yogyakarta - Indonesia.

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Abstract

This study was conducted to determine how family dysfunction is represented in Dollhouse music video by Melanie Martinez. The approach used in this research is a qualitative descriptive research. The research method used is John Fiskes television semiotics, the codes of television, seen through three levels of code, which are the level of reality, representation, and ideology. The results of this study show how a family is described as having family dysfunctions such as substance abuse (alcohol and drugs), infidelity (unfortunate life event), bad relationships between parents, bad relationships between parents and children, and tense home atmosphere. This family is also shown trying to look perfect to outsiders like how an ideal family should be. In addition, the women in this music video are depicted as oppressed and voiceless in dysfunctional families. Patriarchal ideology also plays a role in family dysfunction. This can be seen from how a woman from a dysfunctional family is placed in a subordinate position and does not have the place to speak up about what she is experiencing and the condition of her whole family who is experiencing dysfunction.

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