Cheesy Love for Fictional Heroines

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kita0610 did a good thing so I memed it.

Fictional Heroines Wot I Have Loved

Anne Shirley
of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery

"It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it."
And she brings it. (Not just the carpet bag.)


Athena/Boomer/incarnations of 8
BSG

Mother, lover, fighter, flyer and friend. To the fucking end.


Buffy Summers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

She fought for those she loved and died for them. She led them into light.
Even when they didn't want her to.
ETA: Sometimes, she saves us too.


Christy Huddleston
Christy, by Catherine Marshall

She didn't know much about the real world, but she wanted to save it.
When she found out what it really was--
she tried that much fucking harder.


Faith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

She was fucked up and violent and ugly on the inside. But so was the world.
Then a few people showed her they could be beautiful in spite of everything. She started to have faith in them.
And in herself.


Harimad-Sol (Harry)
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley

It wasn't her fight.
She fought it anyway.


Jane Eyre

She left everything she loved behind out of duty.
And discovered duty is everything you love.


Leia Organa
Star Wars

Because she gives Darth Vader what-for.


Margaret Hale
North and South

Because when was the last time you stood in front of a bunch of angry rioters who were holding stones?


Maria
Sound of Music

She sets me free. All the damn time.


Martha Jones
Doctor Who

She saved the world.
And no one even fucking knows it.


Rogue
X-men

YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS.


Sara Crewe
A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett

I always wanted to be a princess when I grew up.
She showed me REAL princesses are rich on the inside.

ETA: Can't forget these two:

Comments

[tkp.livejournal.com]

I remember what some of the O'Teales looked like but I don't remember which is which!

Have you ever read the book? I'm a huge fan. It's kinda funny because I see it in the religion section in bookstores--but I don't really have a religion, it's the *story* that makes me love it so. The first fanfic I ever wrote was for Christy; I was in 4th grade and didn't know what fanfic was.

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

[here's (http://firstbaptistthomson.org.snapshotweb.org/AboutUs/Staff/MinisterofStudents/tabid/97/Default.aspx)] a current picture of david. (it was taken last week.) of course, he's 30 now and he was only like 16 or 17 on the show, so he's probably changed a lot... but he was in every episode. only had speaking lines in two of them, though. i've never actually read christy or seen the series, but i want to. (david keeps trying to get me to buy the series on dvd because he gets royalties. heh.)

I don't really have a religion, it's the *story* that makes me love it so.

good call. i'm a christian, but that has nothing to do with organized religion (even though i work at a church... yeah). for me, it pretty much comes down to the story of christ, and how wonderful and amazing and true it is. if you like a good story, you should read the gospel of john. they say it's the best story ever told. :)

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Huh. I shall have to watch again; I don't recognize him. You can tell your friend I did buy the DVDs, so at least he got royalties from me! :o)

And yep, I love the story of Christ, too. Then again, I love the stories behind most religions. I highly recommend you read Christy, since you haven't. She struggles with her faith, but never loses it, and is so passionate about showing people the power of love. It's really inspiring.