Joan Of Arc Stereotypes Of Women

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Although, over time females presences has become very prominent in the world, seemingly this trend first started appearing within stories. First making their appearance as maybe a motherly and caring damsel in distress character archetype that was meant to push the main male protagonist forward on his quest. However, this stereotype was broken and barriers were left behind within True Grit and The Personal Recollection of Joan of Arc. In both these novels the main characters were in fact females and acted ahead of their times in terms of creating equality within a male dominant society, otherwise known as feminism.
In The Personal Recollection of Joan of Arc, Joan was said to be sent by God to lead France to be an independent country,

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