Movie a Bugs Life C. Estes Book Term Paper

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Bug's Life And Estes

Although an animated comedy, the Disney film A Bug's Life contains many characters that embody the archetypes described in Clarissa Pinkola Estes' book Women Who Run With the Wolves. For example, the aging Queen ant is the insect version of the archetypal Queen Mother or crone. She is wise, old, and commanding of respect. She is looking forward to abandoning her position of power to devote more time to her inner self, away from public service to more closely resemble the Baba Yaga. The queen's daughter is the maiden, who in her youth acts as a warrior.
Often the maiden seems headstrong, willful, and aggravated. For example, in the tale of the red shoes, the young maiden wears the shoes in spite of the consequences and against the will of her benefactor. It seems she might be doing the right thing but she is acting purely out of instinct. In the film, Princess Atta exhibits exactly these signs. She is headstrong and determined and often aggravates those around her. Luckily, she doesn't meet as tragic an end as the girl in the story of the red shoes.

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