Case Study Report: The Five Stages of Grief in WandaVision

Publication Date

5-2023

Authors

Lydia Osmer, University of New Hampshire, Durham

Abstract

This report analyzes the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 2021 limited Disney+ series WandaVision through the lens of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s framework of the Five Stages of Grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. In the show, Wanda Maximoff uses her magic to create a personal-utopian reality “hex” following the death of her lover Vision. This magical reality works within the plot of the show to reveal how Wanda experiences and demonstrates Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief.

Recommended Citation

Osmer, Lydia (2023) "Case Study Report: The Five Stages of Grief in WandaVision," Comm-entary: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholars.unh.edu/comm-entary/vol19/iss1/7