Transformations in literary heroines from the pre-teenage Dorothy Gale of the Original Wizard of Oz in 1900 through Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games in 2008, running through Scarlett O'Hara, Cat Ballou, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and even the evolution of Dorothy Gale, permits us to trace and tack the changes in American ideology and optimism....from early 20th century optimism and idealism in 1900 to early 21st century despair in 2012.... Continue reading ![]()
