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approved traits of beauty, sacrifice, and self-effacement". In fan-fiction versions, the protagonist traditionally dies at the end of the story; Bacon-Smith says this expresses the "cultural truth" that to enter womanhood in a male-dominated
American society, one must kill the "active agent within "; Mary Sue thus embodies a "fantasy of the perfect woman", who exists to serve the needs of men while minimizing her own abilities. Less commonly, male characters may be used to personify the same wish-fulfillment functions. Called
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The two characteristics of idealization and self-insertion are usually cited by fans as hallmarks of a Mary Sue character. Angie
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Mary Sue stories—the adventures of the youngest and smartest ever person to graduate from the academy and ever get a commission at such a tender age. Usually characterized by unprecedented skill in everything from art to zoology, including karate and arm-wrestling. This character can also be found
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female character created within the community is damned with the term Mary Sue". Editor Edith Cantor describes a fan author who feared their character was a "Mary Sue", although the author admitted she did not know what a "Mary Sue" was. Cantor writes, "just as every dog is allowed one bite, so
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burrowing her way into the good graces/heart/mind of one of the Big Three , if not all three at once. She saves the day by her wit and ability, and, if we are lucky, has the good grace to die at the end, being grieved by the entire ship.
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and quickly win over the established characters. While the Mary Sue character did not originally have a specific gender, these submitted stories tended to be written by women. According to Smith and
Ferraro, women made up most of the
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in 1987, one author stated, "Every time I've tried to put a woman in any story I've ever written, everyone immediately says, this is a Mary Sue". At a 1990 panel discussion, participants "noted with growing dismay that
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Trekwriter should be allowed one Mary Sue", to be given "a sympathetic reading and critique, and perhaps returned to the author with the explanation that she is following a too-well-beaten path".
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fan base, unlike the larger science fiction fandom. Smith and
Ferraro had initially considered other (male) names such as "Murray Sue" or "Marty Sue". Comparing the character to male proxies such as
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as a "quasi–Gary Sue", who is "a brilliant teen who always seems to discover the answers to problems and who is promoted to the crew of the
Enterprise with no formal training". According to writer
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as identifying "Mary Sue" paranoia as one of the sources for the lack of "believable, competent, and identifiable-with female characters". During a discussion between female authors at
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can also refer to the fan fiction genre featuring such characters; these stories feature female heroines who are young, attractive, and exceptionally gifted, and serve as the author's
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into the story. They often resolve the conflict of the story, win the love of the other characters, and die a heroic death at the end. Mary Sue stories are often written by
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as "Mary Sues", because of a perception that development of the female character takes away screen time from male characters. Twitter users have debated whether the
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authors. An author may create a new character based on themselves, or they may alter an established character's personality and interests to be more like their own.
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was coined by Paula Smith in the 1973 parody short story "A Trekkie's Tale", as the name of a character standing in for idealized female characters widespread in
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series has been labeled a Mary Sue for her heroic role in the show's finale; frustration with this characterization inspired a response on the feminist website
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Dementia Raven Way, as "a Mary Sue protagonist who was clearly a glorified version of the author". The character
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25:Mary Sue (given name)
5002:Philosophy of design
4882:In Praise of Shadows
4872:The Critic as Artist
3344:Narrative techniques
3124:Story within a story
2936:Supporting character
1462:The Gossamer Project
1011:. Anniversary issue.
963:Turk, Tisha (2011).
5108:Literary archetypes
5012:Philosophy of music
4987:Mathematical beauty
4049:Political narrative
3891:Unreliable narrator
3748:Speculative fiction
3456:Nonlinear narrative
3404:Three-act structure
3264:Deal with the Devil
2404:Princess and dragon
2302:Princesse lointaine
1802:(servants, clowns:
1772:Gentleman detective
1431:The Love Hypothesis
1332:Real person fiction
1161:(3). Archived from
530:www.definitions.net
441:Tolkien fan fiction
221:described the term
174:Camille Bacon-Smith
5007:Philosophy of film
4997:Patterns in nature
4967:Applied aesthetics
4942:Why Beauty Matters
4728:Life imitating art
4589:Art for art's sake
4027:Narrative paradigm
4022:Narrative identity
3952:Dominant narrative
3898:Multiple narrators
3182:Fictional location
3025:Dramatic structure
2689:Identity formation
2479:American mappillai
2391:Damsel in distress
2173:Magical girlfriend
2078:(wealthy old men,
1472:Archive of Our Own
1409:Fallout: Equestria
1302:Alternate universe
1231:on April 11, 2005.
253:is a "Marty Stu".
5118:Placeholder names
5088:Author surrogates
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5017:Psychology of art
4892:Art as Experience
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1312:Expanded universe
1221:978-0-9653-5754-8
1136:on July 17, 2018.
1118:978-1-60938-227-8
978:978-3-11-025278-1
946:978-1-60938-227-8
781:978-1-4766-6877-2
663:978-3-030-31523-8
629:978-1-58112-918-2
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2770:White savior
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2674:Dragonslayer
2623:Black knight
2591:Seme and uke
2573:Mountain man
2563:Noble savage
2458:Wise old man
2279:Magical girl
2251:Femme fatale
2228:Loathly lady
2183:Monster girl
2028:Nazi zombies
2003:Monster girl
1970:Supervillain
1932:Double agent
1905:Antivillains
1859:Space pirate
1792:Tricky slave
1739:Space marine
1703:Byronic hero
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4816:(c. 390 BC)
4795:Work of art
4748:Picturesque
4604:Avant-garde
4561:Winckelmann
4436:Kierkegaard
4361:Collingwood
4331:Baudrillard
4258:Romanticism
4228:Historicism
4162:Mathematics
4076:Tellability
4042:Metafiction
4037:Narratology
3809:Theological
3701:Pop culture
3582:Short story
3560:Epic poetry
3281:Time travel
3094:Red herring
3079:Plot device
3050:Frame story
3003:Cliffhanger
2946:Tritagonist
2921:Protagonist
2715:Mole people
2558:Feral child
2440:Scaramouche
2312:Valley girl
2274:Jungle girl
2246:Dragon Lady
2223:La Ruffiana
2168:Loosu ponnu
2090:Il Capitano
1713:Tragic hero
1665:Legacy hero
1640:Action hero
1288:Fan fiction
1093:. New York.
1033:October 11,
745:Smithsonian
366:Nyota Uhura
347:from HBO's
337:My Immortal
243:fan culture
214:Smithsonian
74:, the term
72:fan fiction
5072:Categories
4765:Recreation
4743:Perception
4636:Creativity
4336:Baumgarten
4326:Baudelaire
4208:Classicism
4123:Aesthetics
3962:Continuity
3831:Nonfiction
3795:Underwater
3691:Picaresque
3666:Historical
3651:Epistolary
3523:Fairy tale
3434:Peripeteia
3416:Exposition
3172:Dreamworld
3114:Stereotype
3084:Plot twist
2832:Antagonist
2750:Town drunk
2699:Innamorati
2399:Final girl
2381:Gamer girl
2084:Il Dottore
2056:Folk devil
1998:Killer toy
1993:Evil clown
1913:False hero
1854:Air pirate
1816:Pulcinella
1497:Kirk/Spock
1327:Omegaverse
1198:Archives V
511:required.)
473:References
345:Arya Stark
313:character
290:ClipperCon
258:James Bond
200:adolescent
153:Enterprise
65:adolescent
4770:Reverence
4676:Eroticism
4646:Depiction
4619:Masculine
4521:Santayana
4481:Nietzsche
4426:Hutcheson
4416:Heidegger
4401:Greenberg
4356:Coleridge
4321:Balthasar
4306:Aristotle
4268:Theosophy
4263:Symbolism
4238:Modernism
4223:Formalism
3853:Narration
3802:Superhero
3726:Chivalric
3711:Religious
3696:Political
3631:Adventure
3616:Biography
3538:Tall tale
3386:Structure
3371:Symbolism
3339:Narration
3239:Leitmotif
3167:Crossover
3162:Backstory
3119:Story arc
3069:MacGuffin
3040:Flashback
2981:Backstory
2857:Confidant
2837:Archenemy
2824:Character
2816:Narrative
2760:Truck-kun
2664:Barbarian
2598:Otokonoko
2551:Primitive
2427:Harlequin
2418:Masculine
2373:Geek girl
2358:Columbina
2294:Queen bee
2080:Pantalone
2051:Archenemy
1960:Dark lord
1942:Terrorist
1937:Evil twin
1808:Brighella
1804:Harlequin
1782:Trickster
1729:Cyberhero
1708:Man alone
1680:Superhero
1655:Folk hero
1600:Archetype
1537:Fan labor
1530:Doujinshi
1307:Crossover
1145:Star Trek
1072:1468-0777
1009:2162-5352
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857:0003-1283
687:April 30,
435:Pollyanna
387:The Force
377:Star Wars
371:Star Trek
286:Star Trek
278:Star Trek
247:Star Trek
239:Larry Stu
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182:Star Trek
178:Star Trek
159:Star Trek
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127:Star Trek
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117:Star Trek
107:The term
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41:archetype
38:character
5045:Category
4977:Axiology
4846:(c. 500)
4836:(c. 100)
4711:Judgment
4666:Emotions
4661:Elegance
4641:Cuteness
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4577:Concepts
4546:Tanizaki
4526:Schiller
4511:Richards
4501:Rancière
4471:Maritain
4406:Hanslick
4346:Benjamin
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4157:Japanese
4152:Internet
4059:Glossary
4054:Rhetoric
3861:Diegesis
3841:Creative
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3681:Paranoid
3676:Nautical
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1489:Shipping
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1322:Femslash
1317:Fan film
1250:mary sue
1180:Archived
750:March 3,
715:Archived
650:Twilight
409:Girlboss
393:See also
282:Archives
280:fanzine
235:Gary Stu
223:Mary Sue
206:Analysis
192:Mary Sue
170:Mary Sue
163:Superman
109:Mary Sue
86:Gary Stu
76:Mary Sue
34:Mary Sue
5040:Outline
4955:Related
4822:Poetics
4790:Tragedy
4780:Sublime
4753:Quality
4738:Mimesis
4696:Harmony
4681:Fashion
4656:Ecstasy
4651:Disgust
4567:more...
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4461:Lyotard
4396:Goodman
4376:Deleuze
4311:Aquinas
4301:Alberti
4274:more...
4253:Realism
4233:Marxism
4213:Fascism
4196:Schools
4182:Science
4137:Ancient
3989:Prequel
3945:Related
3931:Present
3824:Western
3780:Science
3753:Fantasy
3721:Romance
3671:Mystery
3656:Ergodic
3621:Fiction
3577:Parable
3572:Novella
3502:Fabliau
3473:Premise
3324:Imagery
3314:Diction
3192:country
3149:Setting
3129:Subplot
2951:Villain
2904:Byronic
2618:Pachuco
2610:Bad boy
2568:Caveman
2435:Pierrot
2340:Laotong
2335:Class S
2178:Catgirl
2163:Ingénue
2143:BishĹŤjo
2076:Vecchio
2023:Zombies
1839:Bad boy
1820:Pierrot
1814:,
1812:Scapino
1810:,
1806:,
1675:Paladin
1479:Wattpad
1418:trilogy
1347:Uberfic
915:Tor.com
120:fanzine
103:Origins
5098:Fandom
4946:(2009)
4936:(1977)
4926:(1946)
4916:(1939)
4906:(1935)
4896:(1934)
4886:(1933)
4876:(1891)
4866:(1835)
4856:(1757)
4723:Kitsch
4701:Humour
4631:Comedy
4609:Beauty
4551:Vasari
4541:Tagore
4516:Ruskin
4456:Lukács
4446:Langer
4391:Goethe
4316:Balázs
4296:Adorno
4177:Nature
4142:Africa
3993:Sequel
3977:Retcon
3972:Reboot
3936:Future
3770:Horror
3758:Gothic
3743:Satire
3661:Erotic
3528:Legend
3430:Climax
3304:Bathos
3211:Utopia
3099:Reveal
2998:Cliché
2976:Action
2970:Ab ovo
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2046:Alazon
1849:Pirate
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4785:Taste
4775:Style
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4496:Plato
4491:Pater
4451:Lipps
4411:Hegel
4381:Dewey
4371:Danto
4351:Burke
4172:Music
4147:India
4130:Areas
4000:Genre
3967:Canon
3918:Tense
3836:Novel
3819:Urban
3731:Prose
3716:Rogue
3641:Crime
3636:Comic
3597:Genre
3567:Novel
3518:Fable
3496:Drama
3461:films
3291:Style
3259:Motif
3249:Moral
3234:Irony
3226:Theme
3139:Trope
2679:Donor
2669:Clown
2484:Himbo
2472:Young
2213:Crone
2071:Miser
2039:Other
1870:Other
1800:Zanni
1722:Other
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4691:Gaze
4626:Camp
4506:Rand
4441:Klee
4431:Kant
4421:Hume
4341:Bell
4005:List
3926:Past
3785:Hard
3738:Saga
3646:Docu
3602:List
3533:Myth
3488:Form
3376:Tone
3349:Hook
3334:Mood
3329:Mode
3187:city
3074:Pace
2961:Plot
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2894:Hero
2877:Foil
2684:Fool
2583:LGBT
2499:Jock
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2327:LGBT
2082:and
2061:Igor
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1922:The
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1777:Jack
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1216:ISBN
1188:2020
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