Nala from “The Lion King” – Secure
Nala is the perfect example of calm, cool, collected. When she meets Simba in the jungle after he disappears, she worries that (cue music) “he’s holding back, he’s hiding, but what? I can’t decide” (cue Academy Award).
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Her response is 100 percent secure. She realizes his issues have nothing to do with her, reinforces her support for him and lets him be until he’s ready to come back on his own. Who says Disney can’t write a strong female character?