Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is one that I think is incredibly important: leadership in fiction. While being a fun source of entertainment, literature is also immensely valuable in providing role models for readers. In particular, I think it is incredibly important for literature to provide readers with women and girls that they can look up to in a society that is still dominated by masculine leadership. Today I’ll be sharing ten notable women leaders in fiction:
Who are your favorite fictional women leaders? What do you think of the characters and books I’ve mentioned? Let me know in the comments section below!
Yours,
HOLLY
Eowyn of Rohan is my personal favourite. What a strong woman she was!
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She’s so amazing! Glad you agree! 🙂
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Scarlett! 😀
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Oooh true! How could I forget? 🙂
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Why didn’t I think of Skeeter? She is one ofy favourite characters and definitely a trailblazer!
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Isn’t she the best?! This makes me really want to reread The Help… it’s been far too long! 🙂
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I love that you added Offred! She was such a quiet, calm and cool character that it can be easy to pass her by for more “proactive” characters, but I was really impressed by her! Great post, Holly!
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Thanks, Naty! I love Offred because I can definitely relate to her in the sense that I also tend to be quiet 🙂
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I’ve really admired Bathsheba Everdene for a long time now!
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Oooh I forgot about her! Far from the Madding Crowd is such a lovely book ❤
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Great choices for this week, Holly! I love that you picked Blue for this theme – she is such an amazing character, one of my favorites for sure ❤
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Thanks, Marie! Where would the raven boys be without Blue? 🙂
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Katniss is fierce, so yes, totally agree!
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Definitely!! 🙂
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Hermione will probably always be my favorite fictional leader. She’s on my list this week, too. Great list!
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Hermione was definitely one of my first fictional female role models ❤ I wish there were more characters like her in literature!
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This is such a great list and I agree with so many of them. Skeeter and Blue are both such amazing characters. Thanks for sharing. If you’re interested, here is my TTT: http://www.adaster.com/top-ten-tuesday-ten-characters-who-would-make-great-leaders/
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Thank you! 🙂
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I haven’t read all the books on your list, but of the ones I have, I totally agree with your choices!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/07/top-ten-tuesday-132/
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Thanks! 🙂
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🙂
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Definitely agree on a lot of your choices. Especially Matilda (I always wondered what she’d be when she grew up!), Hermione, and Offred.
My TTT https://franlaniado.wordpress.com/2017/11/07/top-ten-tuesday-10-literary-leaders/
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Oooh that’s such an interesting question! I could definitely see her being a teacher and inspiring other young readers ❤
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Like Miss Honey!
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This is a great list. I love that Skeeter is on it, and that makes me want to reread/rewatch The Help.
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I feel the same way! It’s been far too long since I first read it ❤
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I love how your suggestions are a combination of classics/ya/modern classics ❤ ❤ (I also would put Jane Eyre on the list, idk why) Also I've read 7/10 of these books GO ME our tastes are clearly aligned haha
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Thanks, Shar!! ❤ And omg I almost put Jane Eyre on the list but at that point I already had ten. Jane is one of my all-time favorite characters!
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Myfanwy! 🙂 Great list!
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Thanks!! 🙂
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LOVE YOUR CHOICE, HOLLY ❤️! Yes Hermione for the win I AGREE 👏😏
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Thanks so much, Trang! ❤
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YES, YES, YES. I completely agree. Hermione and Katniss would both be absolutely amazing leaders. 🙂 Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous post! ❤
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I definitely agree with Matilda, Katniss, and Hermione. I REALLY should read The Handmaid’s Tale really soon. I was on hiatus for the entire month of November when I was supposed to write about this fantastic topic on leaders because of exams, so I missed it. But I ended up writing it anyway with my own twist and posting it on the blog weeks later. I couldn’t pass the opportunity!
My topic is Leaders of a Bank Robbery Operation, LOL. ❤
Here’s my belated TTT! https://bookslikewolves.wixsite.com/blog/single-post/2017/12/09/Blogmas-Day-9-Characters-Who-Would-Make-Great-Leaders-of-a-Bank-Robbery-Operation
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