This episode, we get to see how Team Avatar and Toph met each other and started their adventure together. But does it pass the Bechdel Test?
Are there women in the episode:
- Katara
- Toph
Do the women talk to each other:
- Katara and Toph talk to each other
Do they talk about something other than men:
- Katara and Toph talk to each other about how Toph needs to be Aang’s teacher so he can learn Earthbending from someone who sees Earthbending
This episode was close to passing the Bechdel Test, but it didn’t pass the last part of the Test. Although, Toph’s story did have some gender norms that we would normally see from a girl and one that is also blind. Her father hides her from the world that when Team Avatar was asking about her families symbol, some townsfolk told them that the family doesn’t even have a daughter. Plus Toph’s father made several comments about how defenseless she is since she is blind and that she needs to cared for all the time. Plus that she shouldn’t do anything dangerous and should only learn the basics of Earthbending, although she is already a master at Earthbending. So her father is doing what he thinks is the right thing to do by keeping her safe while in reality he is doing her a disservice by being overprotective he is of her daughter and is in a way ruining her life. But then she ran away from home to go on the adventure with Team Avatar
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