I guess it's the whole good against evil. The symbol of a teenaged girl, who is usually seen as being more innocent than a boy the same age, is very powerful. That whole cusp of being a woman, being helpless, gentle, and pure having to take on something horrible and evil... often with the implications of rape in addition to being killed. It's like Snow White is fighting monsters.
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Date: 2008-03-28 06:28 am (UTC)