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| - When a character cuts off his or her hair, it often symbolizes a rite of passage or bout of character growth. A princess striking out on an adventure, or a new recruit at boot camp, for instance. Hair is something that takes time and effort to grow, so parting with it voluntarily can be a powerful act. This is particularly a big deal when women get haircuts, since Long Hair Is Feminine. Yet in fiction, even an accidental hair slicing can leave a character with a surprisingly even cut. However, an important haircut can also be positive, such as changing one's style after a breakup.
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| - When a character cuts off his or her hair, it often symbolizes a rite of passage or bout of character growth. A princess striking out on an adventure, or a new recruit at boot camp, for instance. Hair is something that takes time and effort to grow, so parting with it voluntarily can be a powerful act. This is particularly a big deal when women get haircuts, since Long Hair Is Feminine. Yet in fiction, even an accidental hair slicing can leave a character with a surprisingly even cut. In many religions (Western Christianity, Ancient Egyptian religion, and others) priests and/or monks cut/shave their hair. The cutting of one's own hair is also a part of Buddhist mythology, specifically something done by Siddhartha himself early on in his path to enlightenment, so anime examples might draw from this as an allusion. There are also some cultures, including Native American and many Asians, where a person would cut his or her hair as an act of grief, disgrace, or even rebellion. Furthermore, prisoners and psychiatric patients commonly have their heads shaved, often to prevent the spread of lice, but sometimes also as a demeaning measure. Having the head shaved can be a punishment prescribed in law, but also something done as "mob justice," an infamous example of which was the thousands of European women who had their heads shaved in front of cheering crowds in the wake of World War II, as punishment for associating with occupying Nazis during the war. However, an important haircut can also be positive, such as changing one's style after a breakup. The opposite of a Hair Reboot. If it comes after a Heel Face Turn may result in switching their Good Hair, Evil Hair around. May also occur after or during a Close-Call Haircut. If it's involuntary, it's likely a Traumatic Haircut. If the hair is changed in order to show a change in characterization, this may also be an Expository Hairstyle Change. See also Beard of Sorrow, Dye or Die, Expository Hairstyles, and Fan Service Pack. Examples of Important Haircut include:
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