Karen Page's character arc in Ann Nocenti's run not only had consequences for how female characters were represented in comics, but also how Daredevil operated as a hero to his community. Nocenti's take on Karen Page thus fixed the static condition of victimhood that defined her character during Frank Miller's run, not only adding more complexity and nuance to Daredevil's world, but in superhero comics as a whole.

Her arc as a character under Nocenti's stewardship took her from being a helpless victim to a proactive community advocate, who used the darkness of her past as a call to action in her present. While her past addiction to drugs still was a point of trouble for her, Nocenti reimagined Karen Page as a three-dimensional character who was just as heroic, if not more, than Daredevil himself. 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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