ABSTRACT

Tiara, 2024: "Representation of gay characters in the film Love Simon by Grag
Berlanti" Department of English Literature , Faculty of Adab and Humanities,
Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Islamic University, Jambi

Supervisor I :Firdiansyah,M.A
Supervisor II : Tira Mariana,M.Hum

This research discusses "Representation of Gay Characters in The Love
simon Film by Grag Berlanti". This research aims to find out the gay phenomenon
is experienced by the main character in the Love Simon by Grag Berlanti. The
research explains about the factors that cause the main character in this film to
become gay or homosexual. This research also explains what causes the impact.
experienced by the main character in this film so that he becomes a young man
who is gay or homosexual. The Research data is taken from the Love Simon film
Cinta Simon by Grag Berlanti" In this study the researcher used Catlin Donna's
theory to answer the problem formulation in his research. The results of the
research show that there are two Causal Factors of Becoming gay factors that
caused him to become a gay or homosexual young man, the first was biology, the
environmental factors, of being gay by main character are: simon spier from,
while the impact experienced The impact on the brain of two sexual relations was
three due to mental health, which was initially avoided by friends and people
around him because he was homosexual or gay.
keywords: homosexual, gay "Representation of gay, lesbian