“Little Nagri” and Cinematic analysis of Womanhood from a Gender Perspective in Southeast Asian culture

Abstract

“Little Nyonya” is a classic Singaporean TV series, which reflects the lives of the women of Southeast Asia. In advancing the Nyonya culture, it also has the distinct quality of describing the construction of female identities in Southeast Asia. The characters such as Tianlan, Juxiang, and Yuemang, who struggle against the male domination and feudal etiquette, help to draw the picture of the transition through the long-suffering silence to the active protest and, thus, to freedom. It is a process that is characterized by confusion, exploration, growth, struggle and sacrifice. The strength, bravery, autonomous and self-assured characters that Nyonyas showed as they developed themselves have a lot to teach women who are trying to re-develop their life decisions and interests.