Since kicking off its legacy in animated films, Walt Disney Studios has been associated with fairytale princesses — 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was the studio’s first feature-length movie, after all. Over the years, Disney princesses have taken on certain recognizable characteristics: many times, they’re damsels in distress; they’re kind, nurturing, and the epitome of femininity; they’ve generally lost at least one parent if not both (or their sole remaining parent isn’t necessarily up to the task); and, most importantly, their stories tend to focus on love.
Although the early princesses — Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty (whose name is actually Aurora) — especially embody this archetype, the films of the Disney Renaissance included many of these same tropes. Ariel of The Little ...
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