Essays about: "Manic Pixie Dream Girl"

Found 1 essay containing the words Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

  1. 1. The Manic Pixie Dream Girls in John Green’s Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Emma Dunder; [2017]
    Keywords : Looking for Alaska; Paper Towns; Manic Pixie Dream Girl; Muse;

    Abstract : In this study, the function of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope in John Green’s young adult novels Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns is researched using feminist criticism and postfeminist theory. My claim is that The Manic Pixie Dream Girls in Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns perpetuate stereotypical gender roles and thereby help maintain a glorified image of the muse. READ MORE