A strong female character is a problematic term. Even if you rule out physical strength – not that we don't all love She-Hulk – we're left with a question: are we speaking of a strong character or a strong woman? The two aren't the same. You can have a female character who's weak, shallow, and an all-round failure as a human being who, in the hands of the right author, becomes indelibly etched into the readers mind, and is thus a strong character. Likewise, a metaphorical super-woman who's perfect in every way will likely be a very weak character, despite being a strong woman. All in all, her strength or weakness isn't important as long as the character herself can hold ones attention.
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Date: 2008-02-08 11:06 pm (UTC)