Sunday, April 15, 2012
Class Blog #1
As of last night I finished Austin's Northanger Abbey. Overall I'm just confused why she was considered a heroine? Most of the book I just saw her as an immature girl that wasn't aware of her surroundings and the hints that society was putting in front of her. This is also in the same way why I was confused why we started discussing Bella as a heroine in class. Neither one of these characters, if I was to just read these books on my own without discussions with others, would I ever consider a heroine. They are both just damsels in distress that I believe are always in need of being taken care of and protected. When I think of heros in literature I think of Odysseus from The Odyssey and Don Guixote from Don Guixote. Or on the other hand I think of heros from comic books as in Superman and Batman. Never would I believe either of these young women to be considered a heroine. But to each their own.
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One way that they could be considered a heroine is by their abstaining from sex and keeping classy. Bella waited until marriage and so did Catherine. Compared to other people that are around each girl, they are a good role model and have very high standards for their life. But besides that, they are pretty needy and dependent on men.
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