Strong Literary Ladies:
Heroines, Harridans, or Hussies?
In literature , as in life, strong women often are
misunderstood and maligned.
Lilith,
the Wife of Bath,
Medea,
Lady Macbeth
Becky Sharpe,
Hester Prynne,
Hedda Gabler,
Scarlett O'Hara,
Margo Channing,
Jean Brody (in and out of her prime)
Amanda Wingfield,
Serena Pemberton,
Lisbeth Salander . . . .
. . . the list can go on and on. Because of their strong personalities and their flouting of convention, these characters make things happen in their respective works and invariably steal the stage, page, or movie. Join us in discussions that I hope will be as lively as the female characters themselves.
misunderstood and maligned.
Lilith,
the Wife of Bath,
Medea,
Lady Macbeth
Becky Sharpe,
Hester Prynne,
Hedda Gabler,
Scarlett O'Hara,
Margo Channing,
Jean Brody (in and out of her prime)
Amanda Wingfield,
Serena Pemberton,
Lisbeth Salander . . . .
. . . the list can go on and on. Because of their strong personalities and their flouting of convention, these characters make things happen in their respective works and invariably steal the stage, page, or movie. Join us in discussions that I hope will be as lively as the female characters themselves.