In contrast, during Nocenti's four year run, Karen became an active force within the story, opening up a legal aid clinic in Hell's Kitchen that helped people left behind by the City's meager social services. Related: Batwoman's Future Costume Highlights Flaws in Female Character Design Instead of being seen as a human being, Karen represents the old trope of the "fallen woman," whose actions exist only to substantiate the moral authority of the protagonist. While sex work and drug use aren't inherently problematic, they are used to make Karen undesirable and a damsel in distress, incapable of helping herself or anyone else around her. Most notably, in Born Again, Karen becomes a sex worker addicted to heroin, and spends much of her time lamenting her condition, hoping that Matt will "save her" from herself. While Miller's Daredevil run is thought to be the definitive story for the Man Without Fear, it also features what many consider to be troubling depictions of women, especially for Karen Page.
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