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Young Female Protagonists Influential or Identical? By Pippa Simcock
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oung adult literature - we’ve all read it, we all love it, but why are the girls always the same? Female protagonists aren’t uncommon in young adult novels, often strong and selfassured, they act as role models for teen readers embarking on a new chapter in their own lives. However, whilst reading my newest series, I realised they may not be as empowering as we like to think. It’s no secret that the female protagonists can lack diversity, with many backstories coming from the same cookie-cutter pattern; they are generally “not like other girls”. Although of
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