Dunne addresses the trouble in this too. Some women willingly fulfill these roles, reducing themselves for acceptance. They’re expected to. However, I refuse to let myself be a “Cool Girl.” This has personally affected me because men I know have projected these beliefs on me and then been disappointed when I don’t follow their expectations. Amy Dunne does not let her husband quarantine her to an archetype. She learns to be herself. She is a …show more content…
I am not an archetype. Yes, I am friendly, understanding, and open. I have a sharp sense of humor, and I can take an insult with a grin. But I have flaws, thoughts, opinions and aspirations. If I don’t like the way somebody is being treated, I will say something. Few see it, but I have a temper. I have a long fuse to a big bomb. I wear make up because it makes me feel confident. I like stuffed animals and research. I like Rocky Road Ice Cream and Steinbeck. I hate bowling. I have a lot of traits, some good and some bad. No matter how badly men may want me to be, I am not a Cool Girl. But I am not just an archetype, or at least not a high school one. High school archetypes are kind of superficial. Jung’s archetypes are more true to the human