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You hate a weak female protagonist in a book who worships the floor that her love walks on, who would give up her life in a snap of his finger, who would sell out her family and friends for him, and who would give up on life and become self-loathing if he ever left her, amirite?

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I've actually always liked books like that.

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@I've actually always liked books like that.

Ha.ha.haha. I was about to vote you down for being a loser when I saw your user name and relized it was a joke:P. It... is a joke... right?

QuestionAuthoritys avatar QuestionAuthority Yeah You Are +22Reply
@I've actually always liked books like that.

(Twilight Publisher): This was my comment. For obvious reasons I had to go anon...

@wobbuffet (Twilight Publisher): This was my comment. For obvious reasons I had to go anon...

For some reason it seemed like something you'd post. I love your comments <3

How can you not? She gives us women a bad name!

KirstenAnns avatar KirstenAnn Yeah You Are +34Reply

Ya know Juliet from Romeo & Juliet was like that too.

Girls like that are generally irritating sometimes, especially in real life when they post a billion Facebook statuses with the heart symbols about how much they love their guy every day.

SomeEpicNames avatar SomeEpicName Yeah You Are +20Reply

Mulan would kick Bellas ass

@TheSuperLur Mulan would kick Bellas ass

Mulan's pet cricket could also kick Bella Swan's ass.

fEMMAnists avatar fEMMAnist Yeah You Are +15Reply
@fEMMAnist Mulan's pet cricket could also kick Bella Swan's ass.

I'm liking the Rosie the Riveter profile pic...and the username! I can guess why you like this post!

_Jojo_s avatar _Jojo_ Yeah You Are +3Reply

i had her in mind when i posted it

_Jojo_s avatar _Jojo_ Yeah You Are +13Reply

We need more Medeas

@x2502man We need more Medeas

yes, ancient tragedies where women were strong!

_Jojo_s avatar _Jojo_ Yeah You Are +8Reply
@x2502man And Lady Macbeths

YES YES LADY MACBETH. I LOVE her. She's probably my favorite character in all of Shakespeare's works.

I could tell you were talking about Twilight from just the first couple lines lol.

(Christina): I'm not too big a fan of Juliet, either. I mean, she was young, some say around 14 years old. That could explain her want of Romeo, also she didn't want to marry Parris? I don't remember the story too well. I don't know if you ever read Shakespeare's Othello, but Desdemona is another one of those who gets me, and she allows herself to be incredibly wronged by Othello. Also, Tess in Tess of the D'Ubervilles. I'm aware that many classics involve women like this, but they were written in a time when females were inferior. I would like to think that modern women have progressed since then and have become more independent...especially when these books are targeted to young girls.

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@_Jojo_ (Christina): I'm not too big a fan of Juliet, either. I mean, she was young, some say around 14 years old. That...

I see your point. But it does amuse me that the way women acted in the classics that almost everyone has respect for is the same way Bella acts and so many people hate her.

@_Jojo_ (Christina): I'm not too big a fan of Juliet, either. I mean, she was young, some say around 14 years old. That...

Juliet was either 12 or 13 and no, she did not want to marry Paris. She just considered it because her mother asked.

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@_Jojo_ (Christina): I'm not too big a fan of Juliet, either. I mean, she was young, some say around 14 years old. That...

This made me wonder if meyer was deliberately trying to be ironic when she makes Bella write an essay bsed on "whether Shakespeare's portrayal of women is mysoginistic[sp?]" or something like that.

@open_mind_open_soul This made me wonder if meyer was deliberately trying to be ironic when she makes Bella write an essay bsed on...

She might be being ironic, but that would just make her character even worse! THat would mean she acknowledges that she was being mysoginistic when she thought up Bella!

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@_Jojo_ (Christina): I'm not too big a fan of Juliet, either. I mean, she was young, some say around 14 years old. That...

I love how you read the post and think of Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Tess of the D'Ubervilles. When I read this I was like OMG Twilight!! jojol17, you have much better taste in literature.

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@fEMMAnist I love how you read the post and think of Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Tess of the D'Ubervilles. When I read...

haha, I thought of Twilight first! Don't worry. But in order to convince people of my point, I had to get out the hardcore literature!

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@_Jojo_ (Christina): I'm not too big a fan of Juliet, either. I mean, she was young, some say around 14 years old. That...

Desdemona took way too much crap, but she was nothing compared to Juliet or Bella.

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@LittleRed Desdemona took way too much crap, but she was nothing compared to Juliet or Bella.

Before Desdemona died while she was on her deathbed, she tried to save Othello by saying that she had committed suicide. She was an innocent before she lied on her deathbed for the man. She died a sinner for Othello. I agree that she wasn't as drastic as Juliet or Bella, though.

_Jojo_s avatar _Jojo_ Yeah You Are +2Reply

cough twilight cough

Bella Swan much?

Anonymous +5Reply

You can tell the 22 people who voted down are twihards:L

Anonymous +3Reply

This reminds me a little bit of Hermia. But she was more of a stalker...

Inu_chans avatar Inu_chan Yeah You Are +4Reply
@Inu_chan This reminds me a little bit of Hermia. But she was more of a stalker...

I'm not too familiar with A Midsummer's Night Dream. Care to describe Hermia?

_Jojo_s avatar _Jojo_ Yeah You Are 0Reply
@_Jojo_ I'm not too familiar with A Midsummer's Night Dream. Care to describe Hermia?

She's a bit nuts. Her "true love", Demetrius, rejects her, and she kinda stalks him. One of her lines went something like "I'd be happy if you treated me like your dog".

Inu_chans avatar Inu_chan Yeah You Are +3Reply

Unless her love is another female, I agree.

RebeccaBIacks avatar RebeccaBIack Yeah You Are +3Reply
@RebeccaBIack Unless her love is another female, I agree.

Are you talking about Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

albinostickmans avatar albinostickman Yeah You Are +2Reply

coughTWILIGHTcough

x4everxlove101s avatar x4everxlove101 Yeah You Are +2Reply

(Chatterbox_97): Exactly! I could give a prime example: Bella Swan, but I was afraid of the whiplash I might get from diehard Twi fans.

_Jojo_s avatar _Jojo_ Yeah You Are +1Reply

(Twilight Publisher): Mmm, I wonder what would make you like such a thing?

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COUGHCOUGHTWILIGHTCOUGHCOUGH.

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(Christina): Here's a distinction: Women in classics often gave up everything after their loves died, not after their loves LEFT them and said that they didn't "want" them anymore. Yes, I know it was just Edward's way of protecting her, but in book one, none of us knew that yet. Everyone has the right to mourn, but when mourning becomes self-loathing and loss of a desire for joy in life, I think it's very uninspirational especially for young girls. Also, no offense, classics are written better, and I'm not denouncing Meyers as a writer. That's why classics get the respect they deserve, also why their female protagonists get more respect. (Actually, a lot of readers, even in the 1800s when the book came out, scorned Tess of the D'Ubervilles.) This is a just a possible answer to your question. I myself was a diehard Twilight fan for many years, but I grew out of that phase.

_Jojo_s avatar _Jojo_ Yeah You Are 0Reply

That's nice and all but the only question I asked was rhetorical.

Ugh. Anna and the French Kiss anyone?

meysenburgers avatar meysenburger Yeah You Are 0Reply
@_Jojo_ Don't know it.

Well the main character Anna is a stupid hoe.

meysenburgers avatar meysenburger Yeah You Are +2Reply

this is why i love "the girl with the dragon tattoo" and its sequels. salander is an amazing, powerful woman, probably my favorite character of all the books i've read.

What's sad is if a few of these words were different then this would be a great protagonist, but as this person is necessarily weak, they suck. But strong love, complete trust and loyalty is a great thing in someone who has a lot of confidence and will without the person they love.

@Sqwancho What's sad is if a few of these words were different then this would be a great protagonist, but as this person is...

Except for the part about selling out your family and freinds for some guy. That is not love or loyalty, that stupidity.

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@fEMMAnist Except for the part about selling out your family and freinds for some guy. That is not love or loyalty, that stupidity.

Which is why I did not mention that part. Unless her family sucks. Then it's ok.
Have you noticed that we always seem to find eachother in these kinds of posts?

My first thought was Marianne from Sense and Sensibility because we just finished reading that a couple weeks ago in British Literature. But now that I think about it, I'd say she only fits half of the description.

PurpleMonkeyss avatar PurpleMonkeys Yeah You Are 0Reply

Bella from Twilight.

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