![]() ![]() These were stories with men in the starring role, with the occasional cameo by a woman (For example, Penelope, who spends the entire Odyssey sitting at home weaving, ugh). Once upon a time we had Odysseus and Virgil going on their epic quests. Thus 3) why should we even bother? We’re not worth it. When we dismiss stories featuring women by saying that they’re silly, stupid, unrealistic or shameful, we send a message to women that their lives and our stories are 1) not weighty or interesting enough to sustain a narrative or 2) not worth reading about. We see it in the respect accorded to boy stories and the snark toward women’s genres, whether they’re romance novels or chick flicks. But unfortunately, a female-centric story still makes our culture uncomfortable. –Pamela Regis, The Natural History of The Romance NovelĪs much as romance novels are about a about a couple falling in love, they’re really all about the heroine’s journey. “For centuries courtship as depicted in comedy focused on one more heroes with the advent of the romance novel, authors regularly began to place the focus on the heroine.” ![]()
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