... ordinary. Even so, she is the most beautiful girl in the town, her name means beauty and it is shown with her wonderful appearance throughout the duration of the movie. Gaston a very courageous and dignified worrier, who is in love with Belle and wishes to marry her. Moreover every women and man in the town look up to him and would ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... in the portrayals of female characters in Disney over time. Belle of Beauty and the Beast is far more interested in reading books than in the overtures of the macho Gaston. Pocahontas saves the life of Captain John Smith and averts a war, not by her figure but by her words. Mulan saves the lives of Captain Shang and the emperor, and ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate