Spirited Away-Task 11: Zeniba vs Yubaba

Zeniba and Yubaba character study

Description from memory:

Yubaba:
Yubaba acts very harshly towards Chihrio at the begining and doesn't want to help Chihrio at all. It shows how the elderly look down on children who appear to be lazy or slightly disrespectful. She eventually becomes kind and helps Chihrio when they clean the 'Stink spirit' but by the end of the film, she tries to trick Chirhio, so that she looses her parents.

Zeniba:
She was nothing like her sister and instead was very kind and nurturing when Chihrio and her friends arrive at her house. She shows her differences from her sister, when she forgives Haku showing how she can be quite kind when she wants.

Description from scenes:

1st scene:

Yubaba:
Impatient, despite what people are doing or think. She is intimidating and makes children feel scared. Harsh as she keeps plays tricks like zipping chihiro's mouth shut. She called Chihiro a 'Stinking, useless weakling.' which shows how she treats people she considered less than herself. Considers humans as lesser beings. She threatens children and takes pleasure from it. She is extremely mean to Chihiro, going as far as to threaten her with death. However she is juxtaposed when she goes to care for her own baby.

2nd scene:

Zeniba:
She is a lot more gentle then her sister by comforting Chihiro and her friends and trying to make them feel at home. She calls herself the exact opposite as Yubaba. She is very nurturing towards the young and is happy to help them.