: This work is often cited alongside Hélène Cixous’s feminist essay "Castration or Decapitation?", which analyzes how patriarchal structures attempt to silence women by symbolically "beheading" their voice and agency.

: Watching a "fantasy" scenario play out on screen—no matter how dark—allows viewers to process fear in a safe environment. The "Final Girl" Narrative

The Metaphysics of Beheading: Symbolic Decapitation as Ontological Cleansing