Sociological Views
The femme fatale has generated divergent opinions amongst social scholars. Some relate the concept to misogyny and fear of witchcraft, and to male fears of feminism.
Others say the femme fatale "remains an example of female independence and a threat to traditional female gender roles," or "expresses woman's ancient and eternal control of the sexual realm."
Jungians consider the femme fatale as an expression of the negative aspect of the anima - of how the woman appears to man.
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