The master’s thesis examines the representation of female avengers in Hollywood film from the 1970s to the present. Throughout film history, female characters have often been confined to stereotypical roles such as passive victims, seductresses, or companions to male protagonists. In recent decades, however, a distinct type of protagonist has emerged—the female avenger, whose actions are driven by the pursuit of revenge. The aim of the research is to analyse how these characters are represented across different periods, how their motivations and modes of vengeance evolve, and how these representations relate to broader cultural shifts and the feminist discourses of their respective eras. The objectives of the thesis are to trace the development of female avengers over time, identify the reasons behind their acts of revenge, examine the connections between their representations and the social contexts of their production, and investigate whether consistent patterns can be observed. The methodological approach is based on a qualitative, discursive analysis of representations of female avengers in selected Hollywood films. The central research questions address changes in narrative structures, motives for revenge, and the relationship between feminist discourses and cinematic representations.
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