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** offer a female character for readers to identify with, good for women and men alike; | ** offer a female character for readers to identify with, good for women and men alike; | ||
* female action | * female action | ||
A female protagonist — even a "[[strong female characters|strong]]" female protagonist — does not by itself define a work as non-sexist or feminist treatment. For instance, [[Friday (character)|Friday]] and [[Podkayne]] in [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s novels, ''[[Friday (novel)|Friday]]'' and ''[[Podkayne of Mars]]'', are often felt to be sexist treatments of strong female characters. | |||
[[Category:Characterization]] | [[Category:Characterization]] | ||
Revision as of 04:32, 19 September 2007
Works which feature female protagonists offer a number of opportunities for feminist creation:
- female point of view (if written from protagonist's POV);
- could experience and observe gendered treatment
- offer a female character for readers to identify with, good for women and men alike;
- female action
A female protagonist — even a "strong" female protagonist — does not by itself define a work as non-sexist or feminist treatment. For instance, Friday and Podkayne in Robert A. Heinlein's novels, Friday and Podkayne of Mars, are often felt to be sexist treatments of strong female characters.