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Tales of a Reluctant Mary Sue
Description
If you've spent any amount of time in fan circles, or even any community that discusses media, you've no doubt heard of the Mary Sue. A Mary Sue is a character who, through positive personality traits, skills, and aspects of their appearance, warps the story so that they are the most interesting thing in the story's universe. The Mary Sue stereotype, however, can be used for good as a good basis for an engaging and intriguing story, provided the author considers more than simply their own interests - in fact, so can many stereotypes, whether existing solely in fan communities or branching out into more mainstream fiction. As such, I present a short story starring "M.S.", a very basic Mary Sue who is aware of her status and utterly despises the lack of meaningful action in her life. When one of her close friends shows symptoms of becoming a Sue herself, M.S. brings together a group of equally stereotypical friends - from the Gay Best Friend to the Spicy Latina - and, through their impromptu intervention, learns some things about them - and about herself.
Date Created
2022-05
Contributors
- Norris, Kimberly (Author)
- Van Engen, Dagmar (Thesis director)
- Mack, Robert (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, Sch (Contributor)
- Department of English (Contributor)
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Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
Academic Year 2021-2022
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.166048
System Created
- 2022-05-03 01:13:51
System Modified
- 2023-01-10 11:47:14
- 1 year 9 months ago
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