An Introduction to The Feminine Story: Andrea With the Bangs - A ConverZation

Andrea has been studying and exploring the feminine in story for quite a while now, and she has gathered some wonderful insights from the world of storytelling, myth and movies.
This was a nice free-range conversation about movies, storytelling, archetypes and the feminine. Thank you Andrea with the Bangs for taking the time to speak with me!
‪@AndreawiththeBangs‬​

[@captainnolan5062]

In the Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow only think they are lacking something, but as the Wizard points out, they did not lack the things they believed they were lacking.

[@captainnolan5062]

Per the Internet: Belle is the main character in Disney's Beauty and the Beast films from 1991 and 2017. She is a young, intelligent, and confident woman who loves books and has an active imagination. She lives in a small French village and is aware that the villagers consider her odd, but she is not vain or concerned with her looks. Belle has many heroic characteristics, including helpful, caring, intelligent, and selflessness. She goes on a hero's journey to save the Beast from remaining a beast forever.

[@captainnolan5062]

The Jane Austen stories (like Pride and Prejudice) are 'Maiden becoming Mother' stories (the search for an appropriate mate).

[@thesecondlawandthetowerhou6026]

Brilliant conversation around the feminine. IMHO the key knot to untie in our modern times. Explained strange things I have noticed that I couldn’t put into words. Very helpful. Thank you.

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Awesome!! 😁

[@matthewkilbride1669]

Well done on the first interview!

[@captainnolan5062]

Dorothy is in the state of boredom at the beginning of the Wizard of Oz (somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue; here in Kansas they are grey, and everything is in black and white. There is no color in her life) because, like Alice in Wonderland, it is a Voyage and Return Story. Dorothy lacks adventure and her flaw is that she is not appreciative or grateful for the things she has (home sweet home). She has to go on her journey in order to realize and appreciate what a wonderful home (and loved ones) she has.

[@AnaBrigidaGomez]

I always find interesting that in the conversations about feminine/heroine journey people usually omit the most obvious recent example: Twilight. Bella starts her journey because of a sacrifice to make her mother happy and after enduring trials and tribulations becomes a mother herself. She starts as the weakest member of the story needing protection from everyone and becomes the strongest of them all protecting everyone. All without losing her femininity but maybe that is the problem? Bella is so feminine that is inaccessible for many that lost the taste for it. Food for thought. Great conversation.

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Thank you Ana

[@AndreawiththeBangs]

Oh it’s out! Wahoo, this was such a fantastic talk, really enjoyed this one Justin, thx so much for having me on 🙌

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Awesome! And thanks again for being my first guest!

[@Inkironnrum]

New subscriber here. Please stay consistent with your content (uploading videos). KZbin recommended your channel to me. Am so glad they did. I imagine thousands more will flock to your channel, too. I hope to see you succeed with your writing and channel goals. Am looking forward to your next video, and the many thereafter.

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Thank you so much!

[@mgalyean]

The movie Labyrinth comes to mind

[@captainnolan5062]

Snow White, like Cinderella, has a Mother who is jealous of the Maiden (note: it is a magic mirror that reveals the problem, just as a regular mirror reveals that a woman is aging).

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Excellent point!

[@UpCycleClub]

Thanks to both of you. 🙏 This is great!

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Thanks for watching!

[@captainnolan5062]

Maybe these stories where the world must change, rather than the female protagonist being the one who needs to change, is a reflection of the current cultural zeitgeist; with some women rebelling against the so called "patriarchy" and who refuse to accept that there is a difference between men and women and that therefore there are different roles for them to play in society. Christianity teaches that men and women are both created in the image of God and are equal in value, but that they are different in the roles that they have been assigned by God.

[@zoomerpastor]

Thank's Justin and Andrea! Loved the conversation!

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Thanks Derrick!

[@captainnolan5062]

Think of the stories that girls gravitate towards to in our society: Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte's Web, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre.

[@matthewkilbride1669]

Didn’t Dorothy get caught in the tornado because Toto ran outside? She was right the first time

[@rdelisa2186]

Here's another window into the female pattern. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnzadGh5bNesY8U

[@justinsmorningcoffee]

Nice! Thank you for that

[@thesecondlawandthetowerhou6026]

Thank you for sharing this link. Central, for sure,

[@teestrypzSOG]

first

[@matthewkilbride1669]

Well done on the first interview!