Teenagers writing Mary-Sue's since 1925

[starrylizard]

So, I'm sitting there reading Anne of Green Gables at lunch, when I came across this paragraph where Anne is describing her story to Diana, and I just about choked on my lentil soup...

"I wrote it last Monday evening. It's called 'The Jealous Rival: or, In Death not Divided.' I read it to Marilla and she said it was stuff and nonsense. Then I read it to Matthew and and he said it was fine. That is the kind of critic I like. It's about two beautiful maidens called Cordelia Montmorency and Geraldine Seymour who lived in the same village and were devotedly attached to each other. Cordelia was a real brunette with a coronet of of midnight hair and duskly flashing eyes. Geraldine was a queenly blonde with hair like spun gold and velvety purple eyes."

"I never saw anyone with purple eyes," said Diana dubiously.

"Neither did I. I just imagined them. I wanted something out of the common. Geraldine had an alabaster brow, too. I've found out what an alabaster brow is. That is one of the advantages of being thirteen.You know so much more than you did when you were twelve."

I love how she ignores the constructive criticism too. Anne would have had a blog if she were alive today. She'd probably be a BNF and all her fans would worship her greatness.

Comments

[charis-kalos.livejournal.com]

Writing a Mary-Sue at 13 is absolutely normal; writing it in your thirties and having it published is a little weird.

Speaking of which, I'm going to watch Twilight tonight. As a dedicated lolfan, I want to see how the book translated. What did they do with all Bella's internal angsting?

[meg-tdj.livejournal.com]

LOL! I thought the same thing when I read that. :P

[lark_ascends]

You're overthinking it. ;-) Heee heee heeee. I adore the Anne books for Anne's imagination and general throwing herself into life.

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

You're re-reading the books or is it first time? 'cause i don't want to spoil anything, but there's a part much later that... ;-D

[pen37.livejournal.com]

LOL! Good thing Anne didn't know about Vampires. I think all thirteen year olds go through that. I went through a phase where I described my own hair as "Mohogany."

[caffienekitty]

(I love the left-most image on your sidebar. It's like Sam's going. "Nope, it's still twitching. Kick it again, Dean." :-D )

I'd forgotten that about Anne of Green Gables. You're totally right. :-)

[faith-mars.livejournal.com]

God, I'm still so in love with the books! It's been 20 years since I've read the first one for the first time.

[wojelah.livejournal.com]

GOD, I love those books.

[emma-mage.livejournal.com]

LOL I loved Anne of Green Gables when I was kid! The Mary Sue-ness was a very keen observation.