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Amy M. Davis has written a book, Good Girls and Wicked Witches, concerning the history of female representation and femininity in Disney animated films. She took the same idea but chose a different subject. She analyzed masculinity in these films regarding the men and boys. She begins discussing the secondary side kicks and their perception in films. Davis then discusses the male princes in the films, even describing them as handsome. The author eventually examines the male villains and has notice many are usually flamboyant, disfigured, or odd. She ends with her conclusions and list all the films she’s used in her

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