FEMALE HEROISM IN RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON: A GENDER PERFORMATIVITY AND FEMALE MASCULINITY PERSPECTIVE
This study critically examines the construction of female heroism in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) through the theoretical perspectives of Butler’s gender performativity and Halberstam’s female masculinity. Adopting a qualitative descriptive approach, the analysis traces Raya’s character development and positions her...