Princesses And Positive Messages In Disney Movies

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When you think of Disney movies you think of princesses and positives messages being presented to children all around the world through the actions and decisions of famous characters such as Mickey Mouse, Hercules, Little Mermaid and that’s just to name a few. The majority of children idealizes these characters throughout their childhood by looking up to them or finding a comfort in them. But do parents know what their child is really watching when they are too busy to realize that Disney is not as innocent as parents trusted to be. According to Jane Gallop “Close Reading means looking at what is actually on the page, reading the text itself, rather than some idea behind the text” (Gallop 7.) As viewers and readers sometimes we tend to project

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