Final girl

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This article describes the general term Final Girl in slasher films; for the horror film of the same name, see Final Girl (film) .

The female hero character in a horror film (typically slasher films ) is called a final girl (as much as "last survivor") or survivor girl . The term goes back to Carol J. Clover's book Men, Women and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992), in which she applied the concept to films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween .

The final girl usually survives the film to the end and confronts the killer, whereby she can either put him out of action herself or someone can save her at the last moment. According to the genre conventions, the final girl is conscientious, celibate and behaves morally, e.g. B. by abstaining from alcohol and other drugs .

The best known actress of Final Girls in the early days of the slasher film was Jamie Lee Curtis .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992) - Caitlin Duffy. Retrieved August 6, 2019 (American English). 
2. ↑ final girl - dictionary of film terms. Retrieved August 6, 2019 .