I shall begin with an analysis of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and their historic appearance as Disney’s quintessential women. With the rebirth of the new Disney woman in the 1990s and the 20th century, including Ariel, Belle and Anna, Disney tried to coincide with their modern representation of women with the shifting views on feminism. From a feminist point of view, while these heroines appeared more independent and self-sufficient than women previously depicted by Disney, they were stereotyped in an objectified nature and still stand for elements of anti-feminism that disempowers the female figure.
