Animation as a way of influencing the perception of children and teenagers

Abstract

How the human body is presented in animation may have a huge impact on how children and young people perceive their body. Most animations until recently presented an unrealistic body-image. Now, however, we see more and more body-positive characters in animated films. In my thesis I would like to point out the differences between the two representations of the body the one which was the previously dominating type and the one which affirms the natural differences which occur between people and body types and also show the consequences of the traditional way of showing the human body in animation based on real life examples.