http://kjswanson.com/blog/2010/01/adolescent-heroines-and-the-unexpected-epiphanies-they-bring/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://kjswanson.com/blog/2010/01/adolescent-heroines-and-the-unexpected-epiphanies-they-bring/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Sarah C. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:35:05 +0000 http://kjswanson.com/blog/?p=721#comment-925 Finished Hunger Games last night! I was definitely drawn in to the story. I was intigued by how starkly the heroine struggles with masculinity and femininity, and how those two aspects definitely have differing levels of value assigned to them. I suppose there aren't many interesting stories with fully integrated characters, but it made me think about the struggle to make sense of the mixture of so-called masculine and feminine within myself. Can't wait to discuss with you! Finished Hunger Games last night! I was definitely drawn in to the story. I was intigued by how starkly the heroine struggles with masculinity and femininity, and how those two aspects definitely have differing levels of value assigned to them. I suppose there aren’t many interesting stories with fully integrated characters, but it made me think about the struggle to make sense of the mixture of so-called masculine and feminine within myself. Can’t wait to discuss with you!

]]> http://kjswanson.com/blog/2010/01/adolescent-heroines-and-the-unexpected-epiphanies-they-bring/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Mack Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:09:36 +0000 http://kjswanson.com/blog/?p=721#comment-914 I wonder if everyone from scpa feels this way. We definitely weren't the usual suspects of adolescence. I wonder if everyone from scpa feels this way. We definitely weren’t the usual suspects of adolescence.

]]> http://kjswanson.com/blog/2010/01/adolescent-heroines-and-the-unexpected-epiphanies-they-bring/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Erin Blakemore Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:45:30 +0000 http://kjswanson.com/blog/?p=721#comment-910 Thank you for this post, KJ. I've noticed the same reaction in myself, too...the weird outpouring of sympathy and love for an age group I had no tolerance for or interest in while I was actually a part of it. Thank you for this post, KJ. I’ve noticed the same reaction in myself, too…the weird outpouring of sympathy and love for an age group I had no tolerance for or interest in while I was actually a part of it.

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