Step 1 : Introduction to the question "She was a true ______, always in need of rescue or explanation."
...In recent decades, cultural shifts have seen a movement away from traditional ingenue-type characters in film, books, and popular media. A documentary titled "Miss Representation" explores the familiar archetype, proclaiming that assigning the ingenue role to women "reinforces the damaging narrative that a woman's value lies in her youth and beauty."