Abstract
A study of the power of innocence, particularly of innocent girl characters, and how innocence functions in their stories. Dorothy of Oz, Lucy of Narnia, and Chihiro from Miyazaki’s Spirited Away are compared to discover just how their innocence works as their greatest strength.
Recommended Citation
Emerson, David
(2009)
"Innocence as a Super-power: Little Girls on the Hero's Journey,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 28
:
No.
1
, Article 9.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol28/iss1/9