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Dirty Dancing: the heroine's journey

Season 10 Episode 1003 Published 2 years ago
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Does the nickname "baby" bother us? Why yes, yes it does. But we've got to admit, Dirty Dancing is an excellent example of the heroine's journey, as well as female archetypes and how women are presented in stories. It also happens to be, structurally, an excellent film. It's not a complex story, but it's well-told. -V.

"In the first half of your story, you're planting seeds that will bear fruit in the second half of your story." - Valerie Francis

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