30 Days of Female Characters: Day 25 redux
So yesterday I posted Day 25 of my 30 Days of Female Characters meme, only I completely forgot some essential mother-daughter and sister relationships! This is what happens when I get too focused on media fandom and forget the books I used to love as a child.
SPOILERS FOR BOOKS! Just in case there are any Joey Tribbianis on my dwircle/flist.
Anne of Green Gables: Anne Shirley and Marilla Cuthbert. Talkative, imaginative Anne and stoic, no-nonsense Marilla were such a wonderful pair. Despite Marilla's exasperation over this flighty, strange little girl she suddenly finds herself raising, they build a real family together and with Matthew, and it's just a beautiful story. I used to re-read the entire Anne series every few months, growing up, especially the first four novels. (Not to mention all the other L.M. Montgomery works. I really need to read The Blue Castle again.)
Little House series: Laura and Mary Ingalls, Laura and Caroline Ingalls. I used to love these books. Love. My favourites, iirc as it's been ages since I read them, were By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, and These Happy Golden Years. I vaguely recall one line in which Laura compared herself to her Ma, her sister Mary, and a third woman whose name I can't recall (also a Mary, I think?) and described these women as good. As embodiments of kindness and patience, while she herself was not. I remember thinking how beautiful it was, that she admired them so much and valued those qualities and tried to be more like them, especially after Mary's blindness.
Little Women: Meg, Jo ♥, Beth, and Amy March. And of course Marmee. ♥ They were friends and sisters, four distinct personalities who clashed on occasion, who loved and supported one another, who played together, whose most important society was each other. Who doesn't remember Jo's love for gentle Beth, or her problems with Amy? ... Um, guys. I just made myself cry thinking about Beth. All I did was read the Wikipedia summary! And now I have big fat tears rolling down my cheeks! *blows nose* God, that's a good book.
Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth and Jane Bennet. I adored their relationship, Jane's fair-mindedness tempering Lizzy's prejudice, Lizzy's scepticism tempering Jane's naiveté. They confided in each other, provided emotional support, and shared the burden of keeping their household from spinning out of control. They were together in times of distress, in moments of happiness, and in fact Jane and Bingley moved to a whole new county and bought a house nearby so they could be close to Elizabeth and Darcy. I find P&P's conclusion wonderfully satisfying in part because I enjoy seeing characters get exactly what they deserve. And Lizzy and Jane really deserved what they got. *g*
Day 1: Favourite lead female character: Buffy Summers, BtVS
Day 2: Favourite supporting female character: Faith, Angel/BtVS (picspam)
Day 3: A female character you hated but grew to love: None!
Day 4: A female character you relate to: Dawn Summers and Tara Maclay (BtVS), JJ (Criminal Minds), Keladry (Tamora Pierce)
Day 5: Favourite female character on a male-driven show: Sam Carter, SG-1/SGA
Day 6: Favourite female-driven show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Day 7: A female character that needs more screen time: Nyota Uhura (STXI) and Ashley Seaver (CM)
Day 8: Favourite female character in a comedy show: Kate Beckett, Castle
Day 9: Favourite female character in a drama show: CJ Cregg, The West Wing
Day 10: Favourite female character in a scifi/supernatural show: Kira Nerys, Star Trek: DS9 (picspam)
Day 11: Favourite female character in a children's show: She-Ra, She-Ra: Princess of Power
Day 12: Favourite female character in a movie: Olive Penderghast, Easy A, and Lucy Moderatz, While You Were Sleeping
Day 13: Favourite female character in a book: Keladry of Mindelan, Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small series
Day 14: Favourite older female character: Catherine Langford, Stargate the movie/Stargate SG-1 (picspam)
Day 15: Favourite female character growth arc: Faith, BtVS/Angel (picspam)
Day 16: Favourite mother character: Vala (SG-1), Teyla (SGA), Jeannie (SGA), JJ (CM), [spoiler] (Angel)
Day 17: Favourite warrior female character: Xena, Xena: Warrior Princess
Day 18: Favourite non-warrior female character: Hermione Granger, Harry Potter
Day 19: Favourite non-human female character: Star Trek women (picspam)
Day 20: Favourite female antagonist: Darla and Lilah Morgan, Angel
Day 21: Favourite female character screwed over by canon: Cordelia Chase, Angel
Day 22: Favourite female character you love but everyone else hates: Cassandra (HL) and Jennifer Keller (SGA)
Day 23: Favourite female platonic relationship: multifandom list of female friendships!
Day 24: Favourite female romantic relationship: Willow/Tara and Willow/Kennedy (BtVS), Amanda/Rebecca (HL), Lark/Rosethorn (Tamora Pierce)
Day 25: Favourite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship: Summers women (BtVS), Bartlet daughters (TWW), Lwaxana & Deanna (ST:TNG) (picspam)
Day 25 REDUX: Favourite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship: Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairies, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice
Day 26: Favourite classical female character
Day 27: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day 28: Favourite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day 29: A female-centric fic rec
Day 30: Whatever you'd like!
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SPOILERS FOR BOOKS! Just in case there are any Joey Tribbianis on my dwircle/flist.
Anne of Green Gables: Anne Shirley and Marilla Cuthbert. Talkative, imaginative Anne and stoic, no-nonsense Marilla were such a wonderful pair. Despite Marilla's exasperation over this flighty, strange little girl she suddenly finds herself raising, they build a real family together and with Matthew, and it's just a beautiful story. I used to re-read the entire Anne series every few months, growing up, especially the first four novels. (Not to mention all the other L.M. Montgomery works. I really need to read The Blue Castle again.)
Little House series: Laura and Mary Ingalls, Laura and Caroline Ingalls. I used to love these books. Love. My favourites, iirc as it's been ages since I read them, were By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, and These Happy Golden Years. I vaguely recall one line in which Laura compared herself to her Ma, her sister Mary, and a third woman whose name I can't recall (also a Mary, I think?) and described these women as good. As embodiments of kindness and patience, while she herself was not. I remember thinking how beautiful it was, that she admired them so much and valued those qualities and tried to be more like them, especially after Mary's blindness.
Little Women: Meg, Jo ♥, Beth, and Amy March. And of course Marmee. ♥ They were friends and sisters, four distinct personalities who clashed on occasion, who loved and supported one another, who played together, whose most important society was each other. Who doesn't remember Jo's love for gentle Beth, or her problems with Amy? ... Um, guys. I just made myself cry thinking about Beth. All I did was read the Wikipedia summary! And now I have big fat tears rolling down my cheeks! *blows nose* God, that's a good book.
Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth and Jane Bennet. I adored their relationship, Jane's fair-mindedness tempering Lizzy's prejudice, Lizzy's scepticism tempering Jane's naiveté. They confided in each other, provided emotional support, and shared the burden of keeping their household from spinning out of control. They were together in times of distress, in moments of happiness, and in fact Jane and Bingley moved to a whole new county and bought a house nearby so they could be close to Elizabeth and Darcy. I find P&P's conclusion wonderfully satisfying in part because I enjoy seeing characters get exactly what they deserve. And Lizzy and Jane really deserved what they got. *g*
Day 1: Favourite lead female character: Buffy Summers, BtVS
Day 2: Favourite supporting female character: Faith, Angel/BtVS (picspam)
Day 3: A female character you hated but grew to love: None!
Day 4: A female character you relate to: Dawn Summers and Tara Maclay (BtVS), JJ (Criminal Minds), Keladry (Tamora Pierce)
Day 5: Favourite female character on a male-driven show: Sam Carter, SG-1/SGA
Day 6: Favourite female-driven show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Day 7: A female character that needs more screen time: Nyota Uhura (STXI) and Ashley Seaver (CM)
Day 8: Favourite female character in a comedy show: Kate Beckett, Castle
Day 9: Favourite female character in a drama show: CJ Cregg, The West Wing
Day 10: Favourite female character in a scifi/supernatural show: Kira Nerys, Star Trek: DS9 (picspam)
Day 11: Favourite female character in a children's show: She-Ra, She-Ra: Princess of Power
Day 12: Favourite female character in a movie: Olive Penderghast, Easy A, and Lucy Moderatz, While You Were Sleeping
Day 13: Favourite female character in a book: Keladry of Mindelan, Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small series
Day 14: Favourite older female character: Catherine Langford, Stargate the movie/Stargate SG-1 (picspam)
Day 15: Favourite female character growth arc: Faith, BtVS/Angel (picspam)
Day 16: Favourite mother character: Vala (SG-1), Teyla (SGA), Jeannie (SGA), JJ (CM), [spoiler] (Angel)
Day 17: Favourite warrior female character: Xena, Xena: Warrior Princess
Day 18: Favourite non-warrior female character: Hermione Granger, Harry Potter
Day 19: Favourite non-human female character: Star Trek women (picspam)
Day 20: Favourite female antagonist: Darla and Lilah Morgan, Angel
Day 21: Favourite female character screwed over by canon: Cordelia Chase, Angel
Day 22: Favourite female character you love but everyone else hates: Cassandra (HL) and Jennifer Keller (SGA)
Day 23: Favourite female platonic relationship: multifandom list of female friendships!
Day 24: Favourite female romantic relationship: Willow/Tara and Willow/Kennedy (BtVS), Amanda/Rebecca (HL), Lark/Rosethorn (Tamora Pierce)
Day 25: Favourite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship: Summers women (BtVS), Bartlet daughters (TWW), Lwaxana & Deanna (ST:TNG) (picspam)
Day 25 REDUX: Favourite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship: Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairies, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice
Day 26: Favourite classical female character
Day 27: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day 28: Favourite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day 29: A female-centric fic rec
Day 30: Whatever you'd like!
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