EXTENDED ESSAY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS TOWARD RAPE VICTIMS IN “TIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU” MUSIC VIDEO BY LADY GAGA

Abstract

“Til It Happens To You” is a song by Lady Gaga. The lyrics and the music video tell about the story of women who have been raped in their college life. The purpose of this study is to analyze the elements of the poetry in the lyrics and to show the readers the psychological contents as portrayed in the music video. The study is limited on two aspects, which are textual and contextual aspects. Figurative devices and dictions are used to analyze the textual aspects; meanwhile the contextual aspects use psychoanalysis theory. Library research is done to compile the data. The finding of this study is psychological impacts toward the rape victims, which are reflected in the lyrics and in the music video of “Til It Happens To You”.