Exploring Female Character Archetypes – The Maiden

At long last we come to the final of the four major female archetypes – the Maiden. The Maiden is lamented and resented by some and worshipped and fetishized by others. Traditionally defined as an unmarried woman, she is young, naïve, free-spirited and untainted by the world, the Maiden represents the innocence, independence, and individuality […]