Project 3

Over the years we have learned to love the Disney princesses. We even love the newest Disney princesses Rapunzel. The only way to keep up with the times and make sure girls of all ages will love and adore the princesses is to make sure they evolve with the ages. From Snow White to Rapunzel, Disney princesses have shown immense growth in how they conduct themselves, their independence, and confidence.

           With Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty the princes were the ones to go find the girl, rescue her, and marry her. They were helpless needed a man to save them. For Snow White, all the prince had to do was kiss her back to life and she would ride away with him, Cinderella needed to get away from her step sisters and he was the only one to help her, and Sleeping Beauty was stuck in a castle helpless to free herself. There was also not much to the guy characters. They were mostly nameless and all you needed to know was the guy will always come to save the day.

           After that, Disney took two steps forward and one step back with The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Ariel in The Little Mermaid was a little more confident and independent than the past princesses. She wanted to get out of the sea and meet a guy and she was determined to do what she wanted. Later, Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, was very smart and independent and refused to be with the big man in town who could provide for her. She ended up being the one to save the beast. Ariel and Belle were two wonderful role models for young girls. Then comes the one step back, Jasmine, from Aladdin. Yes she was very confident, but not very independent. She knew she shouldn’t be a prize to be won but in the end Aladdin needed to save her just like the original princesses.

           Finally, Disney seems to start to get that girls need confident, independent role models. Then came Princess and the Frog and Tangled. Both were very independent princesses that could overcome any challenge thrown at them. Rapunzel, from Tangled, didn’t exactly need Flynn Ryder but she thought she did; she was made to think she was this fragile little flower. Fragile little flower or not she definitely took control and showed great confidence. Disney has come a long way and their latest movies show it.