Women create an idealized, hopeful vision for the future to inspire other women. Fiction and fantasy are the crucial first steps to changing the world.

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Women are the ones who are supposed to be creative, imaginative, and forward-thinking. They are supposed to create a vision for the future based on their feelings and beliefs. Women are the ones who are supposed to be heroes in fiction because they are the ones capable of moving forward, creating change, and changing the world. Not only do women have an emotional connection with their fictional heroines, but they also see themselves in her.

The key here is that women see themselves as the “heroine”; they see themselves as something more than just a woman. They feel like they can make a difference and inspire other women to support them and their cause.

Source: Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation Of Romance Novels Explained

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