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Why Aren’t All The Cartoon Mothers Dead?

In her essay “Why Are All The Cartoon Mothers Dead”, the writer Sarah Boxer addresses gender inequality in society by acknowledging the lack of the main characters' mother in popular children’s movies:
“Bambi's mother shot. Nemo's mother, eaten by a barracuda. Lilo's mother, killed in a car crash. Koda’s mother and Brother Bear, speared. Poe's mother in Kung Fu Panda 2, done in by a power-crazed peacock. Ariel's mother in the third Little Mermaid, crushed by a pirate ship. Human baby's mother in Ice Age, chased by a saber-tooth tiger over a waterfall.”
By presenting these popular kids movies and how the main characters’ mother was killed, she is assigning blame to the directors of these movies for how kids are being raised. Consequently, Boxer illustrates her views on gender inequality as …show more content…

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