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female Characters in Review

I try very hard to enjoy the popular culture I consume, but sometimes I do have to acknowledge that the popular culture I consume does not really enjoy the fact that I want to be represented within it in a realistic way.

First there was a discussion on the mysterious existence of men not tough enough to read female authors.

Then I decided I wanted to be pro-active and assemble the best female writers and the best female characters.

Great female characters written by great male authors and great male characters written by great female authors are found here.

Great female characters written by great female authors are found here.

But, getting beyond the source scripts, I would like to also discuss the products of those scripts - the popular culture I love to consume daily ...

THE WOLVERINE

OVERALL IMPRESSION
Pleasantly surprised, all those female characters!

VARIETY
Four female characters, two with more than one personality trait
RELEVANCE
Lost Love, Fighting Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Damsel in Distress, Femme Fatale
PURPOSE
One previously fucked, one to fight alongside, one to feed and fuck him now and one to fight against
AGENCY
Love a figment of male imagination, Fighter under male figure's orders but hero's genetic peer, Damsel from male figure's family, Evil under male figure's orders
MENTORS/ROLE MODELS/PEERS
Male mentors across the board, thankfully female peers!
SURVIVAL
Lost Love finally lost, Femme Fatale destroyed by Fighting Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Damsel in Distress efficiently dispatches male figure, Fighting Manic Pixie Dream Girl new companion

FROM THE CLAIRE WHO TRIES TO CONSUME POPULAR CULTURE FOR PLEASURE!

I liked Yukio a lot, she was very real and I like that she doesn't fancy Logan.

I very much liked Mariko and her apparent lack of difficulty with having complicated feelings about multiple men but steering her way around all those men as she wished. I also liked her controlled fighting; both women reminded me of Molly Millions, a true child of Chiba!

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