Top 10 Famous Fictional Heriones

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Moll Flanders

From the book: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
Written by: William Defoe

Moll Flanders is a beautiful woman who has the determination to succeed because of her greed and discontentment from being a servant. She went on to marry many men, some wealthy, some not, and she continued to live many lives -- as a thief, a wife, an escort, and so much more.

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Edna Pontellier

From the book: The Awakening
Written by: Kate Chopin

Edna Pontellier is a respectable woman who knows herself. She knows what she wants and she acts upon them, however, due to the limitations placed by society on her, she struggles to find her independence.

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Emma Bovary

From the book: Madame Bovary
Written by: Gustave Flaubert

Emma Bovary is stuck in a bleak marriage. She thought of marriage as an adventure however the outcome of her own caused her great discontentment and feelings of unfulfilment.

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Anna Karenina

From the book: Anna Karenina
Written by: Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina is one of the greatest tragedies of all time. It is a story about a young married woman who goes on to have an affair and then throws herself under a train to commit suicide.

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Elizabeth Bennet

From the book: Pride and Prejudice
Written by: Jane Austen

The book explores human nature throught the Bennet Family, but mainly on Elizabeth Bennet's turbulent relationship with an aristocrat.

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Jane Eyre

From the book: Jane Eyre
Written by: Charlotte Bronte

The novel ensues the story of a young and simple girl going through life's struggles. We follow her experiences from falling in love to becoming a governess, and more.

37 reads