Posted by Peter H on February 26, 2002 at 21:35:45 from 213.1.179.191:
In Reply to: Re: Purported Attack on Nancy posted by Adam Quinan on February 26, 2002 at 20:20:08:
I'd go along with Adam. I agree also with Prue Eckett that 'discussion is pointless' simply because she is plain wrong and that's that. Of all the authors to select to attack on a 'male chauvinism' charge, AR is the most inappropriate. He used 8 main child characters in his books, of which 3 were males. One was the second eldest, one was the youngest, and the other was somewhere in the middle (I can't place Dick in the age order just at the moment). At no point anywhere is it indicated that any of the 3 males is superior merely because of his sex. Further, AR's most famous, powerful and abiding character is 100% female. On this topic AR 'broke the mould'.(If you want MC behaviour try Enid Blyton). One could, I suppose, think of Susan as a stereotype, but the way in which she justifies her place in the stories is far from stereotypical, in my opinion.
I am perfectly prepared to believe that Prue Eckett has read all the AR books - what beats me is how she managed to enjoy them.