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  • January 28, 2011 2:45 am at 2:45 am #594577
    eclipse
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    Yes!

    Ever since I read that book as a young girl,I have wanted to play that type of role in life.

    Pollyanna…

    You know who else kinda stays with you?Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn…just that superb sense of adventure.

    When the Marcus Lehman books came out,I admired the female heroines in all of his books.(The Adopted Princess…)

    From the many Jewish books that followed,I still remember with fondness:Fishel and Fraydel,and Mendel the Mouse!

    The only thing that needs to be done one day,

    that has not yet been done,

    is an author brave enough to CREATE A HEROINE WHO IS NOT PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL!

    It gives us the message that flawless beauty=goodness=honor and love.

    Anyone have the courage to “break the mold”?

    January 28, 2011 3:49 am at 3:49 am #733409
    eclipse
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    She doesn’t have to be bald ,scar-faced ,and have only 3 teeth!!

    But she could have ONE of those flaws!

    Alopecia,difficult complexion,or serious dental caries!{You know what I mean)

    Doesn’t everyone have SOMEthing imperfect about them?

    Imperfect-looking people can still be modest,kind, brave, principled, courageous…all the stuff heroes are made of.

    Just tell the artist not to draw a caricature!

    January 28, 2011 4:41 am at 4:41 am #733410
    Health
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    “CREATE A HEROINE WHO IS NOT PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL!”

    I didn’t read many girl books, but I can think of one I read that describes what you wrote. Ever hear of “Pippy Longstocking”?

    January 28, 2011 5:03 am at 5:03 am #733411
    yossi z.
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    I would write a book like that ‘cept my literary skills aren’t THAT good. Another thing is, that once those types of books became the norm, to write something outside the mold would be very hard to sell. Even once it does sell, one would still have to keep a balance because we don’t want it to go the other way either. Then again you did ask who has the courage to break the mold, implying that you do know what the difficulties are. Why don’t we just go to college (or take a writer’s/correspondence course so we wouldn’t have to actually go to college), learn to write properly/wonderfully and write a book ourselves (or two if we each do one)

    January 28, 2011 5:27 am at 5:27 am #733412
    always here
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    “Pippy Longstocking”– one of my faves 🙂

    January 28, 2011 12:43 pm at 12:43 pm #733413
    eclipse
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    I looooved Pippi Longstocking!But she was a KID.

    I loooooved Mrs.Piggle Wiggle.But she was an old lady.

    See?

    January 28, 2011 12:44 pm at 12:44 pm #733414
    eclipse
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    Out of the mold IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT TODAY.Just notice how the styles get crazier and crazier.

    January 28, 2011 4:22 pm at 4:22 pm #733415
    Health
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    eclipse – Why wouldn’t she be a kid? These books are written for kids. Adult books don’t have this kind of theme -“CREATE A HEROINE”. So some kids are exposed to heroines who aren’t perfect like Pollyana!

    January 28, 2011 4:29 pm at 4:29 pm #733416
    cutie pie
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    Peter Pan!!!!!!!

    Pipi Longstocking!!!!!

    Annie!!!!!!!

    Oh, how I miss those good ‘ol days! 🙂

    January 28, 2011 4:34 pm at 4:34 pm #733417
    eclipse
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    Health,I was referring mostly to books for young adults and adults,but in most cases it’s true for all books.

    In Little Women,Beth plays the average-looking tzadeikes role,but she DIES!

    January 28, 2011 4:44 pm at 4:44 pm #733418
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    eclipse -But in those books they have different themes, which I wouldn’t rather go into. For those themes, the description of the women follows the theme. Some people even say the Mother Goose themes are bad.

    January 28, 2011 5:02 pm at 5:02 pm #733419
    eclipse
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    I never read the racy stuff.I mean regular books,with regular themes.

    January 30, 2011 5:02 am at 5:02 am #733420
    Health
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    eclipse – Those regular themes are usually romance and stuff along those lines.

    January 30, 2011 10:42 am at 10:42 am #733421
    hanib
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    Ever read the Ordinary princess? princess is totally ordinary – book makes fun of the typical princess story. very cute and sweet. (but she does marry the prince and live happily ever after:))

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