Having it all: the female hero's quest for love and power in Patricia McKillip's Riddle-Master trilogy. From: Extrapolation | Date: March 22, 2005| Author: Mains, Christine | COPYRIGHT 2005 Extrapolation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Two of the most common themes explored in the narrative worlds of fiction, film, and television are the hero's quest for identity and the search for love. The difficulty in successfully resolving both the quest for identity and the search for love, attaining union without sacrificing independence, is a central concern of many works featuring female heroes. In criticism, in fiction, and often in real life, it seems almost impossible for a woman to enter into a romantic bond with a m...

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