Makinen: "Passive heroine " (link to female autonomy)
Makinen asserts that Carter’s women challenge the “passive heroine” archetype, ultimately breaking free from their roles as victims or objects of male desire
Warner: "Dangerous embodiments" (Link to danger of men)
Marina Warner interprets Carter’s male characters as “dangerous embodiments” of patriarchal control and manipulation
Kappeler: "Glorification of male desires" (Link to overt sexuality and dangers of men)
Kappeler is wary that the sexual liberation portrayed in Carter’s work sometimes borders on a “glorification of male desires,” and she warns that this approach can complicate Carter’s feminist messages.
