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Originally Posted by Diana Levin  Is it just me, or do Robert Jordan's female characters suck?
I love his series and have re read it at least three times. His male characters are all great. Still, I find myself getting irritated with his female characters. They all seem to have the same over generalized personality, which is-- "angry, man-bullying, bossy and sometimes incredibly stupid." One of my least favorite characters is Elayne. She seems like a complete idiot to me. I though at first she would grow out of it, but with every book I liked her less and less. And what’s up with all the Aes Sedai? They are supposed to be the most powerful women in the world but they seem to behave like gossiping old ladies, clawing at each other’s hair.
All his male characters are complex and very different in personality and temperament. All his female characters seem to have only one purpose in life—“to make men’s lives miserable.” I just find it very disappointing
Am I the only one who feels that way? |
Jordan wrote women from a classical male perspective.
And I know many women that act exactly the same, myself included at times.
Every woman I have ever known acts and does stupid crap, can be bossy, naggy, and gossipy quite often.
Then again, so has every man.
And Rand is a big whiner throughout most of the book, Matt is more the metrosexual sissy type of guy.
Also, I don't really tug on my braids, but I do chew on them, especially when I am inside because I can't smoke.