The Emperor's New Groove - Middle Class Mom
The Emperor’s New Groove, a 2000 animated film, was the
first Disney movie to have a pregnant woman as a main character. Chica, the lower class wife of Pacha, is
already a mother of two small children.
The family lives in the mountains in a small rural town. The emperor, Kuzco, wants to build his summer
resort on the site of their mountain home.
This movie shows the struggles between socioeconomic class as the
wealthy Kuzco believes that it is his right to destroy the home Pacha has
worked so hard to maintain. Pacha’s
family are farmers and work hard to put food on the table and raise their
children well. At the end of the story,
Kuzco comes around and deceides not to build his summer resort, displaying an
understanding and an emotional connection between two very different
classes. In addition, the fact that Chica
is pregnant shows a dueling struggle of the gender role a middle class woman is
put into versus where she chooses to be.
- Carly Cibelli
- Carly Cibelli
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