Women had long been known to take various characterization of personas in literature and music. Women in literature, similar to other characters, go through phases that determine their role in both music and literature. This study focused on the characterization of women based on the three phases on women in literature of Elaine Showalter (1977). These phases namely the Feminine, Feminist, and the Female Phase. Each phase corresponds with a set of characteristics that women take as a role in literature. The study focused on the female characters present in the love trilogy in Taylor Swift’s album, Folklore. Based on the analysis of the songs betty, august, and cardigan, there are three female personas. These female personas are Inez, identified as feminine; Betty, identified as a feminist; and Augustine, identified as female. The characterization and analysis of the three female personas are based on the descriptions and representations utilized in the songs.
Threcia May A. Flores1*, Jim S. Jalando-on2, Marijo D. Chua3 (Wed,) studied this question.