In Aunt Maria, after Mig and her older brother Chris face a parental breakup in which the father disappears, the siblings and their mother go on a "short visit" to Aunt Maria's. At first Aunt Maria seems like the sweetest old lady you could possibly imagine. but that is short lived as the siblings begin to realize that Aunt Maria has the village underneath her thumb. We notice that men are dull and in the background, and and the other children are clone-like. Even with Mig and Chris busy with the bunches of chores Aunt Maria has tasked them with, Mig is still able to see that something is off about Aunt Maria, and that she is not who she appears to be.

Witches are known for representing feminism and woman empowerment. With that said the perspective of this representation changes depending on the stance of the writer. In Aunt Maria it is very apparent that woman empowerment or women in power is a scary thought and should be feared rather than welcomed. Whereas if we look into the film Kiki's delivery service, women empowerment is for the most part celebrated and a positive experience.