A couple of weeks ago, the infamous Laurie Penny (as discussed recently et passim) wrote an article about the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, which really seems to have struck a chord with a lot of people. I've read quite a few articles where people talk about how they did or didn't relate to story archetypes, and unfortunately can't now find the one that most spoke to me. But I've been wanting to contribute my own response as well, because I've been figuring out some stuff recently about me and stories. I hope this will make some sort of sense for people not in my head, it's still a bit at the unformed thoughts stage.
( thinky thoughts )
( thinky thoughts )
