Definição do conceito
Tipo de Elemento narrativo, cuja função é representar a personagem feminina sobrevivente que assume o papel de heroína nas narrativas no cinema de horror, especialmente nos filmes slasher. Representa a capacidade de enfrentar a ameaça central da história e pela necessidade de garantir a própria sobrevivência sem depender do resgate por um protagonista masculino.
Garantia literária
"The term Final Girl was coined by academic Carol J. Clover to describe the female hero of the slasher film. Prior to the advent of the slasher, it was very rare to find a female protagonist in a horror film who did not need rescuing by a male. The Final Girl was different, however. [...] Most of all, she could not rely on a male hero to save her but was routinely placed in a situation where she had to save herself."
Nota de citação
HUTCHINGS, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Horror Cinema. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2008. p. 116.
