The Myth Maiden

They keep getting the Female Hero wrong. She's floundering and people are getting tired of her. Here are ten times they got her right, what made them successful and why the current girl boss is failing. 00:00 Intro- The Girl Boss is failing 01:17 Ripley 04:21 Sarah Connor 05:38 Clarice Starling 08:22 Black Widow 10:37 Gamora 12:05 Starbuck 13:51 Nami 15:10 Brienne of Tarth 18:50 Wonder Woman 20:38 #10 The Girl Boss Hollywood wants to emulate but can't

Ripley is a model hero and it's not because of her physical appearance. It's not because she is a woman- It's her extraordinary character. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:01 From Final Girl to Model Hero 2:48 The Journey From Traumatized to Powerful 4:53 Taking on the Mother Archetype 5:29 The Daughter Archetype 6:13 Waking Up and Adopting the Warrior Archetype 8:12 Descent Into Hell 9:23 The Hero Mindset Campbell quote: The Cave You Fear to Enter Holds the Treasure You Seek – Quote Investigator® *Correction: I reference the movie Thor, 2011 (not 2016)

Jane Austen created 2 types of heroines: The flawed and the virtuous. The 2022 Netflix version of Persuasion shows us what gets lost when writers change a virtuous heroine into a flawed heroine yet neglect to give that heroine an arc to make her worthy of her happy ending.

Archetypes and Metaphors in the 1989 Film as well as a look at the original story by Hans Christian Andersen. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:04 Synopsis of HC Andersen Story 3:46 The Mermaid in Historical Context 5:31 The Mermaid Redeemed 8:49 1989 Disney Film 9:44 The Dog as a Positive Shadow 10:32 Ego Conscious World/Id Unconscious World 11:34 Positive Instincts Ignored 13:11 Sea Witch as Negative Aspect of Allurement 14:24 Torment of Hidden Truth 15:12 Anima Projection 17:28 The Ego Finally Gets the Message Helpful Reading: Animus and Anima (Marie-Louise von Franz) The Interpretation of Fairy Tales (Marie-Louise von Franz)