From the belly of the whale 🐳

       Disney Pixar’s Brave tells the story of Merida, a Princess of the DunBroch clan in the Scottish Highlands. Being Pixar’s first-ever female protagonist, the movie shows Merida’s untraditional “princess behavior” and her clear dislike of the customs and rules that are intended to guide her life as a princess. Throughout the movie, it is easy to see how Maureen Murdock’s template of the heroine’s journey matches the plot of the movie. Maureen Murdock’s version of the heroine’s journey, begins with the breaking away from feminine ideals and the turning towards the patriarchal values. Then comes the experience of spiritual death, and turning inward to reclaim the power and spirit of the sacred feminine. The ending stages consist of union of both the masculine and feminine values (Heroine’s Journey).        Although I may not agree with the fundamental idea of not completing your journey until finding a balance of masculine and femini...