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The Literary Heroine 

I remember doing this last year and was thrilled that it has come up again :)  

you can spot it all the fun  here

~ The Questions ~

1. Introduce yourself!  Divulge your life's vision, likes, dislikes, aspirations, or something completely random!
• Hi I am Anna. I am a Junior/Senior in college studying a double major in psychology and Nursing. I love to cook, 1930's-1960's musicals, being with my friends and having so many opportunities at my school to serve. i aspire to become a nurse and work with children. something random, hmm i play the oboe and have since i was 13, so about 7 or so years. i play at my church in the orchestra and have always enjoyed the challenges oboe brings.  

My brothers and me

1. What, to you, forms the essence of a true heroine? 
• a true heroine.. hm one that defends what she knows is true. a person who won't back down from something even if she might be scared that someone might think badly about her. someone who will stand up for the truth and will be bold. someone that isn't the "cookie cutter" person. she should be strong and witty. 
2. Share (up to) four heroines of literature that you most admire and relate to. 
• ok i think this may be similar to the one i made last year.. but my four heroines
1. Elizabeth Bennett: I love her spunk and how she isn't like any of the other girls during her time period. she didn't love someone for the money. she loved them for their character. she is strong-willed and quick-wit. she is one of my favorite characters :) 
2. Jo March! Jo, Jo, Jo, my tomboy Jo. i love her personality and the way she carries herself. i feel most connected with her because we are so similar. we both liked doing boyish stuff more so then being a girl. i love her independence and courage.  
3. Five of your favorite historical novels? 

1. Little Women
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. The Little Princess
4. Oliver Twist
5. The Prince and Pauper

• Out of those five books who is your favorite major character and why? 

• this is difficult, because every time i read the books, i like the main character in each the best. i guess i would say my favorite is Jo March. I love how similar she is to Louisa May Alcott. Little Women is by far my favorite book. i just love the historical aspects to the book and how save Beth, they all end up with the ones they love. I love Jo is so strong and becomes the man of the family when her father goes away. i love her spunk and i love how charming she is. 

• Out of those five books who is your favorite secondary character and why? 
• Charles Bingly. though he isn't shown that much in Pride and Prejudice, i really like him. he is so charming and really sweet. i will admit not much is really known about him, but he had such a strong love for Jane. 
• If you were to plan out your dream vacation, where would you travel to - and what would you plan to do there? 

• dream place... hm maybe go on a world tour. first go through England than go to Rome than go Israel and last go to China. I love the history of all the places. i would just spend time going to all the sites each hold. i have always wanted to see the Colosseum and go to the places where Jesus preached/ lived
• What is your favorite time period and culture to read about? 

•  period: middle ages and culture: european

• You have been invited to perform at the local charity concert. Singing, comedy, recitation - what is your act comprised of? 
• play piano- honestly i am not much at recitation or comedy, but i love to play the piano and sing songs. so i would play songs and sing. 
• If you were to attend a party where each guest was to portray a heroine of literature, who would you select to represent? 
• ouch... hard, i guess i think i would come as Jo March. I love the time period costume and i think i could pull her off :) 
• What are your sentiments on the subject of chocolate?
• eh... i like it to an extent. i like dark chocolate or mint chocolate. other than that, me and chocolate have an ok relationship. 
• Favorite author(s)? 
• Tim La Hayne
• Jerry B. Jenkins
• Jane Austin
• Louisa May Alcott
• to name four...
• Besides essentials, what would you take on a visiting voyage to a foreign land? 
• camera, currency of the area, sun block, translation books, maps of the land, popular picks for places to see, guide books, sunglasses
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• In which century were most of the books you read written? 
• 18th- 19th century 
• In your opinion, the ultimate hero in literature is… 
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• Describe your ideal dwelling place.
• a cottage with a lovely garden and a big back yard so i can have dogs running around. i like a little cabin/cottage that has vines and flowers all around it. 



somewhat looks like this, but with a big back yard and more flowers

• Sum up your fashion style in a short sentence. 
• Quick, cute, modest-ish 
• Have you ever wanted to change a character’s name? 
• no, i feel that takes away from the story if you change the name 
• In your opinion, the most dastardly villain of all literature is... 
• someone who fakes being truth, but then turns around and stabs the person in the back. they start as being friendly, when really they are evil and want to harm the character. 
• Three favorite Non-fiction books? 
• crazy love
•  the Bible 
• autobiographies
• Your duties met for the day, how would you choose to spend a carefree summer afternoon? 
• sit out on my deck with a book in hand and read with my dog sitting beside me, then take a nap on said deck with said dog beside me. or go out with my friends and go get yogurt and enjoy one another company
• Create a verbal sketch of your dream hat - in such a way as will best portray your true character. 


• dream hat haha i am terrible at explaining.... i think pictures might be good XD hope that is alright!!



essentially, i love flapper- 1920's style hats. i love the look. i would like hats that look like these but maybe add a bow or a flower on the hat. :)

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• Share the most significant event(s) that have marked your life in the past year. 
• deciding to do a double major
• my brother getting married
• my close friends getting engaged

• Share the Bible passage(s) that have been most inspiring to you recently.
• i get so worried about everything in my life. this verse is really encouraging and helps me remember that i am not alone in life :) 
  ²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life^[a]?
  ²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? ³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
  
  ~Matthew 6:25-34 
  
  
  
  
  blessings, 
  Anna