final girl
nounEtymology
Coined by film theorist Carol J. Clover in her book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992).
Definitions
A female character in a horror or thriller film who is the last person alive to confront…
A female character in a horror or thriller film who is the last person alive to confront the killer or monster, and often the sole survivor.
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