Author(s): TuÄçe ÃZDÄ°NÃ
The femme fatale archetype that exists since the creation of the universe is closely linked with the evil by the patriarchal discourses. However, she might have more than that in her dual nature. The present study examines the defining features of the Femme Fatale archetype in the light of Steve Simkin or Rebecca Stott’s recent analysis of the archetype. It attempts to define the basic characteristic features of the femme fatale, as well as it differentiates the archetype from other similar female types. The study also relates the archetype with Sigmund Freud’s life and death drives Eros & Thanatos, and Julia Kristeva’s concept of the abject. The study concludes that the femme fatale archetype changes through different periods as some of the features of the archetype being transformed or be lost in the process, yet the archetype’s defining features can be observed in a wider scope in this research.
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