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roseteaxx said:
There are two, I think. I also think that one of them works quite well, one of the VERY rare times a Mary Sue is actually a good thing. Of course, the other Mary Sue does not work at all, and her character annoys me greatly. The bad Mary Sue is none other than Ginny Weasley. The good Mary Sue is none other than Lily Evans. Ginny was okay in the first couple of books. She didn't do much, but at least she was a character. She had flaws: she was terribly, painfully shy, and she had strengths: she was sweet and caring. But later in the series, her character did nothing but annoy me. She was cruel and mean to everyone all the time, but nobody ever noticed. Everybody was too busy focusing on how perfect she was. She was absolutely fantastic at Quidditch. She was strong and brave. She was astonishingly beautiful, all the boys wanted her, and she was able to get any guy she wanted. The only ones that ever noticed any flaws in her were her 프레드 and George, who secretly admired her for them, and Ron, who secretly envied her for them. The only one who ever said anything bad about her was Draco, and that's because he's Draco and has nothing good to say about anyone. Everyone loves her, and she's made out to be Miss Perfection. Lily is also a Mary Sue. She is perfect. She has no flaws. She was beautiful. She was fantastic at everything she ever did. She was kind. She was caring. She was brave. She was strong. But it works for her. If Lily had been portrayed as flawed, her story and her sacrifice wouldn't have quite the same effect. In some ways, she kind of needed to be perfect. It is hard to explain, but it just works for her. Lily is one of the extraordinarily rare instances where her Mary-Sue-ness actually works perfectly.
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