Tuesday 5 December 2017

Contrasting Heroines

Poul Anderson's Diana Crowfeather
wholesome
still a virgin
daughter of a series hero
survival skills
average intelligence
cheerful and sociable

Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander
unwholesome
bisexually active
daughter of a major villain
survival and hacking skills
photographic memory and high IQ
withdrawn and antisocial

2 comments:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

I disagree that Diana Crowfeather/Flandry was only of "average" intelligence. I would have rated her wits as higher than that!

Sean

paulshackley2017@gmail.com said...

OK.