Top Four Powerful Female Characters from Books, Movies, and TV Shows
There are many powerful female characters in books, movies, and TV shows that I look up to. In my opinion, some female characters are overlooked, and I am drawn to these characters because they have such extraordinary qualities inside them. These women all have something in common, which is their courage, confidence, and intelligence.
1. ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott - Jo March
‘Little Women’ is a story that follows the lives of the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Amy, Beth, and it talks about their journey through childhood into womanhood. Jo March, the second-born March sister, is very individualistic, creative, caring, strong-willed, intelligent, confident, and fierce. Jo puts a lot of hard work into her dream of becoming a writer, and her creativity and individualism show up in her writing and character. As a woman, she doesn’t care about getting married or how she should act in society, and that’s what makes her confident, fierce, and strong-willed. Besides her talent, Jo is a very caring daughter, sister, and person; she always looks after her family. Jo’s character traits are something I always look up to in a woman.
2. ‘The Hunger Games’ Trilogy movies - Katniss Everdeen, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence.
‘The Hunger Games’ Trilogy, written by Suzanne Collins, consists of three books, the first one turned into a film followed by the other two. The trilogy is about the Capitol and its cruel government, President Snow (Donald Sutherland), and the 12 Districts of Panem, which was once North America. Yearly, each district is forced to send a boy and a girl between the ages of 12-18, called tributes, to fight for their lives in an annual Hunger Games. The trilogy’s main character, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), is known to be very courageous, resourceful, protective, and determined. These traits are evident as the trilogy goes on. Katniss is from District 12; although her younger sister, Primrose Everdeen (Willow Shields), was chosen to be a tribute in the games; Katniss stood up and took Primroses’ spot to protect her sister from getting killed in the games, and that’s where her courageous and protective side shows up. Her determined and resourceful side comes out when she is in the games and skillful with a bow and arrow. She was also determined to win the games and come back home to her family. Katniss’s character traits are very similar to Jo Marchs’ from ‘Little Women.’
3. ‘Nancy Drew’ Series By Carolyn Keene - Nancy Drew
‘Nancy Drew’ written by Carolyn Keene, consists of 56 books published from 1930 to 1979. The books are about the main character, an eighteen year-old girl detective named Nancy Drew, who solves different crimes in each book. She is known to be very intelligent and determined. With her friends’ help, she solves all of the crimes to save her town, ‘River Heights’ in each book. Nancy’s intelligence stems from her detective work, and her determined nature comes hand in hand with her intelligence, meaning she unravels all the mysteries entirely and correctly.
4. ‘Divergent’ Trilogy By Veronica Roth - Tris Prior
‘The Divergent’ Trilogy, written by Veronica Roth, and is set in the future in a dystopian world that is divided into five factions, Dauntless, known for being fearless, and erudite, known for being intelligent; Abnegation, known for being selfless; Candor, being honest, and Amity, being peaceful. As each person enters adulthood, he or she must commit to a faction for life. Tris, the main character, chooses Dauntless, which means she chooses bravery above all the other factions. Soon she realizes she is a Divergent, meaning she is all of the factions combined, which is very rare and understands that she needs to protect herself against invaders from exposing her identity. Tris’s character traits are known to be fearless, selfless, and Intelligent. Even though her identity is rare, she perseveres and fights for her family and life, bringing out her courageous side. Before she chose Dauntless, she was born into Abnegation, and that’s where her selfless side was taken, as she always puts her friends and family before herself.
Khushi Desai is a Junior in a Community College. She is about to transfer to a four-year university to earn her bachelor's degree in Psychology.
