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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Conclusion

Each of these three princesses illustrate conventional gender roles. Through examination once can see the progression of these gender roles through time. For instance, Snow White strictly conforms to gender norms. Belle introduces new ideas about gender but only slightly and subtly. Mulan almost defies gender norms but ultimately leaves the public sphere for the private. Thus, we can see a fluid progression of gender roles through time. Although fictional, the stories of these princesses become engrained not only in popular culture but also in our minds. The movies only portray young, beautiful, heterosexual, and excessively gendered characters. Young women, and even men, see these ideas of traditional femininity and masculinity as the only options accepted by society. This strict gender script presented in music of the Princess films makes it difficult to imagine anything other than a fairytale

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