A Study Concerning Female Characters In The Series Of Disney Princesses From The Perspective Of Feminism

From the outbreak of the first wave of feminist movements in the mid-19 th century,feminism has experienced three waves of "female movements" and it has been devoting itself to emancipating women’s thinking and pursuing gender equality.Feminist ideological trend is still from feminism to the impact of patriarchal social norms,and women are liberated from the shackles of traditional rules.The concept of social gender has also begun to change subtly,and the idea of "male esteem" and gender discrimination has gradually been abandoned.The female image presented in the media of communication also gradually changed from the stereotype of the role of the purely male-dependent wife and mother in the private sphere,and became an individual who could be independent in both the private and public spheres.The background of the series of Disney princess films from 1937 to 2017 is basically in the Middle Ages "a long time ago",but these female characters in the background period are not the same regardless of the surface image or the inner psychology.It can be seen that these films are more relevant to their creative period.The shaping of women’s images in the film is influenced to some extent by the ideology and ideology of the social environment in which the film was produced,resulting in different periods of time in the film.The difference in character image.The evolution of female characters in the Disney Princess series has its own time.Based on the feminist perspective,the thesis analyzes the environment and development of feminism during this period in combination with 14 distinct princess figures that Disney created in different periods from 1937 to 2017.The 14 Disney princess images are divided according to the background of their time,and the female symbols and feminine narratives displayed in each film are refined.Through the feminist perspective,the different statuses of Disney princesses appearing in different periods are explored,thus revealing The social environment in which feminism is in this phase and its own development.The first part of this paper combines that the feminism developed before the 1960 s with Disney’s early three princess movies,and uses three female power perpetrators to persecute it.The passive and feeble wait for the perfect "Angel" princess to be rescued by men.The image illustrates the situation in which the swing of feminism itself during this period is limited by the conditions of traditional male discourse norms.In the second part,the dissertation analyzes the current Disney princess movie based on the post-modern feminism born in the late nineteenth century under the debate and reflection of several feminist schools.The princess images in the film have become more diversified both in the surface image and in the inner psychology.The princesses of various races and countries have been brave enough to challenge male discourse authority and to save men’s discourse in dilemma to varying degrees.The third part of the thesis analyzes the princess image of self-improvement and self-improvement in the Disney princess series in the 21 st century.It shows the change of female discourse in the social environment of the 21 st century and the balance between female family roles and status.The three stages has showed three types of feminist states: From the tradition of wives and mothers who completely depend on men and worship men to the traditional challenge of breaking through the traditional image of women warriors;from the moment of passive acceptance of oppression to the rescue of men to the challenge of male authority and the rescue of crisis Male discourse;from the desire for love,marriage to change the state of life to take the initiative to reflect on and improve themselves to complete personal dreams.Like the women in the real world,the princess images displayed in the series of Disney film are constantly growing,breaking through and becoming self-fulfilling.