Another excerpt from my thesis, this section tries to define the myriad flavours that Mary Sue comes in, and is meant to work in tandem with The Annotated Mary Sue Checklist.

c: The Five Archetypes of Mary Sue

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Find the full text of the case study here.

As some people have mentioned that they would like to see the fabled checklist...

The Mary Sue Checklist

In order of common Plot Chronology Occurrence [1]

( 19 points, all below the cut... )

I'm starting out small and posting this here, but if you wouldn't mid crossposting this to whatever LJs or communities, listserves and mailing lists that you feel ought to have yoru attention brought to this, I would really appreciate it.  Thank you!

This is a series of questions for my Master's Thesis, titled "Water-Logged Mona Lisa: Who Is Mary ( Read more... )

Below is the abstract (well, the  project proposal abstract, which means it's about 6 pages long) for my MA thesis, "Water-Logged Mona Lisa: Who is Mary Sue and Why Do We Need Her?"

This outlines my research intent and background, my theoretical basis, and what I will be proving. It also explains why I've chosen the art project I have to accompany ( Read more... )