Weekly Wikipedia Find: Mary Sue
Another deep sea... ahem, not going to go that route anymore.
No, instead I present to you, Mary Sue. A Mary Sue is a super-idealized, wish-fulfillment, author-proxy of a character, often appearing but not limited to fan fiction. And since I'm planning of writing a little about Star Trek I thought it amusing that Wesley Crusher is cited as the prime example of a Mary Sue.
Mary Sue, ladies and gentlemen.
Week Ten: Deep-sea gigantism
Week Nine: Bloop
Week Eight: Rat king
Week Seven: Gustave Doré
Week Six: Tomorrow
Week Five: Borscht Belt
Week Four: Swampman
Week Three: Chinese room
Week Two: Ambrose Burnside
Week One: Lolita fashion
No, instead I present to you, Mary Sue. A Mary Sue is a super-idealized, wish-fulfillment, author-proxy of a character, often appearing but not limited to fan fiction. And since I'm planning of writing a little about Star Trek I thought it amusing that Wesley Crusher is cited as the prime example of a Mary Sue.
Mary Sue, ladies and gentlemen.
Wikipedia by Week
Week Eleven: Byford dolphin diving bell accidentWeek Ten: Deep-sea gigantism
Week Nine: Bloop
Week Eight: Rat king
Week Seven: Gustave Doré
Week Six: Tomorrow
Week Five: Borscht Belt
Week Four: Swampman
Week Three: Chinese room
Week Two: Ambrose Burnside
Week One: Lolita fashion
Labels: author proxy, fan fiction, mary sue, star trek, wikipedia, wish fulfillment
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