The Final Girl

The final girl theory is about a female protagonist who manages to survive until the end regardless of all the vicious combat. The term was identified by Carol J. Clover in her Men, Women and Chainsaws.

According to Clover the final girl must have some key features, they are usually 'pure', have some sort of connection to the killer and have a unisex name.

In many horrors women that are 'sinners' not virgins are quickly killed off and the audience is are lead to believe that this is ok throughout the narrative.