This section offers an examination of the various Disney princesses as well as their love interests.
Regardless of how passive or active the Disney princesses are, they have a number of traits in common.
Regardless of how passive or active the Disney princesses are, they have a number of traits in common.
- They are young, ranging from 14 to 20
- They are explicitly stated to be attractive or beautiful, both in and out of story
- Except for Mulan, they are born royal, related to royalty, or marry into royalty
- They are designed to appeal most to young girls
- They tend to have an affinity for animals, particularly cute woodland creatures or their undersea equivalents
- They sing frequently
- They are derived from fairy tales or romanticized history
- They lack strong parental figures
- They have very similar body types (slender, small-waisted, hourglass figure)