The Character-Driven Person: How Frozen’s Anna, not Elsa, Is an Exemplar
Author(s) -
Ryan M. Niemiec,
Roger Bretherton
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
psyccritiques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1554-0138
DOI - 10.1037/a0039283
Subject(s) - character (mathematics) , art , psychology , art history , visual arts , mathematics , geometry
We argue that the character of Anna in the Disney animated feature film Frozen, when examined through the lens of character strengths, is one of the strongest characters in recent film history. Nevertheless it is notable, on both sides of the Atlantic, that consumers (young girls and adults alike) have a particular fascination with the older sister Elsa, viewing her as the beloved character of the film
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