Femme Fatale.

The rise of the femme fatale broke through around the time of the Second World War, mostly after the end of the war because of the rise of feminism. This is because around this time, the women’s right movement was starting, due to the war, many husband/fathers had to be sent abroad to fight, leaving the women to become the breadwinners, and when the men came back, the women began to demand more rights and become equal to men. This is why the Femme Fatale was welcomed so positively, because she was this controversial character that had the power which previously the male heroes possessed, which in reality is exactly what the women were asking for. The femme fatale however, still had to use her charm, sexuality and damsel in distress look to lure the males in to a trap, so she was still shown as an inferior character, however it was a step up from how women were previously portrayed as.