"A Mary Sue is an idealized and seemingly perfect fictional character, a young or low-rank person who saves the day through unrealistic abilities."
Twilight is by no means perfect, with numerous acknowledged flaws, most notably her neuroticism.
Additionally, she is not of low rank, starting off as the personal student of the princess and later becoming a princess herself.
Nah, I think that she has her own flaws. In the very first episode she came off as too introverted. She's a bit naive at times too. Plus she underestimates herself.
Well having flaws doesn't keep you from being a Sue. Bella and Ana Steele have flaws. Doesn't stop anyone from calling them Sues. People don't seem to get there's a difference between negative flaws and "acceptable" flaws that are meant to make the audience sympathize with and relate to a character more (Belle's informed oddness, Rapunzel's insecurity, Tony Stark's "hilarious" arrogance hiding his emotional issues, etc).
I can see why some might think this of Twilight but she really screws up sometimes and the movie and show always acknowledge it, which is pretty key in keeping your character from being a Sue- aka the author's ideal hero that shares their values and is meant to be liked by the audience.
The definition of Mary Sue is; A Mary Sue is an idealized and seemingly perfect fictional character. Often, this character is recognized as an author insert or wish fulfillment. They can usually perform better at tasks than should be possible given the amount of training or experience.
It's literally mostly about flaws. The most common definition indicates so. The reason Bella would be a Sue is because her character flaw is pretty much irrelevant to the story/is portrayed as cute and quirky.I feel like having flaws is exactly what saves a character from being a Sue.
Twilight is by no means perfect, with numerous acknowledged flaws, most notably her neuroticism.
Additionally, she is not of low rank, starting off as the personal student of the princess and later becoming a princess herself.
I can see why some might think this of Twilight but she really screws up sometimes and the movie and show always acknowledge it, which is pretty key in keeping your character from being a Sue- aka the author's ideal hero that shares their values and is meant to be liked by the audience.
It's literally mostly about flaws. The most common definition indicates so. The reason Bella would be a Sue is because her character flaw is pretty much irrelevant to the story/is portrayed as cute and quirky.I feel like having flaws is exactly what saves a character from being a Sue.
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