The Journey of Disney Princesses
a narrative and archetypal analysis
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https://doi.org/10.29147/datjournal.v10i1.860Keywords:
Archetypes, Princesses, Character development, Narrative structureAbstract
The present article explores the interdependence of a character’s narrative role with their personal arc through an analysis of four Disney princess films from the studio’s Revival Era, namely: Tangled (2010), Brave (2012), Frozen (2013), and Moana (2016). The analysis includes the identification of the Three-Act structure and the narrative structuring of each film, as well as the application of Vogler’s (2015) and Bolen’s (1990) archetypes to the protagonists of the stories. Additionally, the analysis encompasses the characters’ arcs and their internal and/or external conflicts that drive the plots. Through the analysis of each protagonist, it is possible to establish connections between the progression of the story and the archetypal evolution of each character, identifying the interdependence of narrative development with character development.
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