Manatu

The "Great lie" that romance novels and films present is this sort of socially embedded outlook that restricts how female characters are depicted. It restricts the complex things about their personalities like ambitions, sexuality, and intelligence. The "Happily Ever After" narrative fits well with this part. It is this sort of narrative that represses these interesting things about female characters. These narratives depict men as ambitions go getters out to solve problems and progress while women are depicted as contented characters looking to settle down and stay put.