The Female Characters Of Anastasia Steele And Bella Swan, By Hermione Granger

Young girls are impressionable, which pushes the idea that the books they read should include characters that it would be beneficial to imitate. Characters like Anastasia Steele and Bella Swan, however, are problematic because they are female characters who are defined by, and submissive to the male characters of their respective books. While Hermione Granger is not the sole center of the Harry Potter series, she is central to them. Hermione is never portrayed as a static entity as many Disney princesses are, but rather, a complex character who emulates a positive, feminist role model that many teenage girls can look up to. Young girls are often imprinted with the idea that accommodation should be a cherished feminine characteristic, yet …show more content…
For example, when the trio gets captured and is brought to Malfoy Manor, Bellatrix Lestrange tortures Hermione and she still refuses to give up information. Furthermore in the third book when Lupin has transformed into a werewolf, Hermione remembers that werewolves respond to calls of their own kind which protects the trio for the time being. In the first book she tells Harry and Ron how to survive the Devil 's Snare. Hermione is constantly saving Ron and Harry, which is noteworthy considering that she is the girl and many times in books or movies the female character is shown to be the one who needs rescuing. This contrasts with the Disney movies that portray young princesses waiting desperately for a prince to come save them from their troubles. The movie Sleeping Beauty suggests that the main character Aurora would be the center of attention as she is, in fact, the sleeping beauty and yet, she has all of sixteen lines in the whole film while it revolves around Prince Phillip 's journey to rescuing her. Furthermore in the seventh book when Ron leaves, Hermione is heartbroken and yet she is still able to function without him. This is not to say all girls who cry over boys are weak or pitiful because that is not true. It is perfectly normal and yet it is important to not …show more content…
Hermione comes from a normal household where her parents are dentists and had no idea that magic was real until Hermione receives her letter from Hogwarts. According to J.K. Rowling, “being special isn 't about where you come from; it 's about what you can do, if you put your mind to it”, and that is exactly what makes Hermione special. Hermione is not the Chosen One like Harry and she 's not a pureblood like Ron, in fact there is nothing special about Hermione 's origins. She can 't rely on some special prophecy to assure her of her self-worth and so in order to have the life that she wants Hermione works hard to achieve everything that she wants; and it pays off. This message is important because teenagers often go through periods feeling inadequate or less than their neighbor because of what they can or can 't do. Hermione defies the stereotype that one has to have special circumstances in order to go far. Through her own hard work and motivation, Hermione proves that she really is the brightest witch of her