La force du cœur : les changements de l'archétype du héros durant la Renaissance de Disney (1989-1999)
Heroes and heroines from the Disney Renaissance (1989-1999) stand out from their pre-1989 counterparts. Although clearly present, the strengthening of heroism is never discussed in the theoretical literature. This narratological and comparative analysis examines those changes. It explains how the definition of the hero evolved in the theoretical literature, and introduces every Disney hero and heroine, whether they are highly represented or neglected in the Disney literature. Heroes and heroines are compared to similar protagonists of the preceding period to illustrate not only the level of activity and the place given to love and sexuality in characters’ depiction, but also many changes not mentioned in the Disney literature: the switch from opponent to hero and the changes in the heroes and heroines’ narrative structure. A new archetype emanates by the amalgam of Joseph Campbell’s structure of the hero’s journey and Kim Hudson’s virgin’s promise.
Disney Archétypes Heroism Narratology Archetypes