Timeless Heroines
Jennifer Lawrence (left) plays the role of Katniss Everdeen in the 2012 film The Hunger Games. Her strength, bravery, and charisma resemble that of 15th-century French heroine Joan of Arc, portrayed in the poster (right). These heroines have the qualities of a Jungian archetype; the thoughts and feelings they evoke are relatively consistent across time and culture.

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