Despite the apparent feminism of being a Disney princess, the character Anna in “Frozen 2” possesses many masculine traits that push her into a more androgynous region of the Bem Sex Role Inventory.
In the film’s exposition, before the action begins and the elements rage over Arendelle, Anna’s more feminine traits are present. She is cheerful at the harvest celebration and takes it upon herself to soothe her sister’s nerves after a family game night. Though Anna is the younger sister, she behaves very motherly towards Elsa – tucking her into bed and singing her to sleep. As the movie progresses, Anna remains loyal to Elsa and defends her throughout their journey into the enchanted forest.
From the moment Anna knows that Arendelle is in danger, she begins to protect her people. She evacuates the kingdom and insists on joining Elsa’s journey for answers – listing many of her brave accomplishments from the film’s predecessor (Frozen, 2013). Anna proves herself to be self reliant, defending herself with an ice sword and running into fire to save Elsa. When faced with the choice of either protecting her ancestral home or freeing the Northuldra Tribe from their thirty year imprisonment within the forest, Anna easily makes the right choice: to flood the Arendelle land and break the curse – thus saving her sister and the tribe, bringing balance to the elements, and proving herself to be a competent leader.
Anna is driven by both her feminine and masculine qualities. She does what’s right because she is a good leader (masculine) AND because she is compassionate (feminine) towards the Northuldra people and what they have endured for three decades.
Shared by: Riley Schwahn
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