>In the later books (those that I have read, far
>from all) she is completely reduced to a generic mom character who
gives
>out hugs and brownies. Calvin, on the other hand, gets to stay somewhat
>interesting. The message seems to me to be that it's okay to be a
>nerdy girl, but you damn well better conform when you grow up.
Either that's the message, or it is that the only choice for women when
they reach adulthood is to be this sort of generic mom, regardless of how
nerdy/intellectual/unfeminine they were in their reckless youth. I guess
this means that until adulthood soon-to-be-women are "allowed" to behave
in a less-than-feminine way, but once they become sexually active adults
they must conform to a traditional role.
Anne Stuecker <avs5@juno.com> Washington, DC, USA
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