JKR prone to old preconceptions about females?

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--- Jenny wrote:
> authors have a sex that they write more characters about, that 
they feel
> more comfortable with.  Mostly it is women who write female leads, 
and men
> who write male leads, but with JKR I believe the situation to be 
reversed -
> she writes mostly male leads.  I have occasionally run across men 
who write
> mostly female leads

Hi All,

One of these men who write mostly female leads is Philip Pullman. In 
his Dark Materials series we have Lyra Belacqua, Mrs. Coulter, 
Serafina Pekkala, and Dr. Mary Malone (and you thought Hermione was 
hard to pronounce ;-) all leading characters on whose actions the 
plot pivots. His other books have female leads too. There are many 
interesting similarities and differences between Pullman and Rowling 
and their work. For example they are both ex teachers; they are both 
from and in the UK; they both write kids fantasy books; they both 
write series; JKR's books feel modern while PP's feel Victorian; 
JKR's books leave more scope for discussion while PP's lack 
ambiguity;  PP's are darker; and, dare I say it, PP's tackle issues 
on a deeper level.  

Does anybody know of online essays comparing them?


			Cheers,


			 Tim.


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