Beatrix Kiddo Analysis

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Women have not always had a rightful place in society, but have always left a mark in history. Take Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill for example, also known as the Bride/Black Mamba. Her assassin friends turned on her for betraying their boss Bill, in return she sets out on a quest to find them regardless of where they are in the world. She seeks her revenge for their attempt to kill her and her unborn baby, this journey ties in with the female heroic concepts because anyone would want to execute the person who did that to them. In turn, the audience is rooting for her successful massacre. At the end of volume two, The Bride finds the main man she was setting out to kill in the first place, Bill. He decides to give her an equal, fair chance to

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