It used to be so easy. All you needed was a thick mane of tousled auburn locks, high cheekbones and a determined little chin; add an ounce of determination and an event from your past that haunts you still. Then, wham! You were the perfect fictional heroine.
But now its not so simple. With television shows like Greys Anatomy and Ally McBeal, books like Bridget Joness Diary and Good in Bed, and movies like Miss Congeniality and Legally Blonde, were getting all sorts of mixed messages over how the ideal woman is supposed to be. Whats a modern girl who wants to hold herself up to impossible standards to do?
Simple! Just follow these guidelines, and youll be as witty, complex and neurotic as the rest of them. In other words you will be the perfect, modern-day fictional heroine.
Step 1 Be Flawed
This step is super easy, because come on, were all already flawed anyway, right?
Right!
Except for one little catch. It is necessary to adopt the correct flaws, and these three are non-negotiable.
1.)You must be self-involved. This includes comparing your own petty personal problems to things like death, war, and injustice, and finding some...