"Heroines Are not Created Equal": Compare and contrast Mulan, Nala, and Snow White

Walt Disney is responsible for creating some of the world's most well-known animated feature films. With classic movies such as Cinderella, Pinocchio, and Bambi, the production company has entertained the public for many generations. The heroine characters in Disney movies are all different in their own ways, and there is no cookie-cutter heroine for every movie. The difference in female characters is seen in the Disney movies Snow White, The Lion King, and Mulan. When comparing the three main female heroines in these movies--Snow White, Nala, and Mulan--one can see that these heroines contrast starkly with each other in terms of their courage and bravery, yet are similar in that they all need the help of a male character at certain times.
The level of bravery that Snow White, Nala, and Mulan portray in their movies is very different. In the beginning of Snow White, a huntsman is ordered by the evil, jealous queen to kill her step-daughter, Snow White. When the huntsman goes out in the woods to follow the queen's orders, he finds that he cannot kill the beautiful girl and tells Snow White of her step-mother's evil plot. …