Analysis Of Disney Villains

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This Extended Essay explores the characterization of Disney villains. More specifically, the extent to which Governor Ratcliffe of Pocahontas (1995), King Candy of Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Ursula of The Little Mermaid (1989), and Cruella De Vil of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) were portrayed as gender nonconforming, the effect of this, and the reasoning. I chose Disney because it is universally watched and respected, and I chose the four particular films because they spanned a large period of time and a wide variety of topics. It is not merely these four villains which share similar characteristics; they were chosen because they were diverse yet each were supported by uniform evidence. The characterization of the antagonists of Pocahontas

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