![]() Even with its coverage of the fraught balance between “masculine” and “feminine” traits in a role model for children, Disney/Pixar won significant acclaim for Brave ( 2020 see the lengthy “Awards” section on Pixar website). Within its depiction of mother-daughter tension, Disney/Pixar explored a “range of femininities” in which Merida as “mighty maiden” breaks free of the princess mold ( Reilly 2016, p. This desire to control her own fate occurred as she navigated the complexities of mother-daughter dynamics ( Kapurch 2016 Manwell 2016), a long-standing cross-cultural theme in fairy tales and other children’s stories ( Tatar 2020). ![]() Princess Merida, the heroine of the 2012 Disney/Pixar film Brave, received notice for acting as her own narrator (unlike her same-era peer Rapunzel in Tangled), while asserting agency in resolving conflict ( Whelan 2012).
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