A Hero’s Flaws: Quote from TIA, Thriller!Tom Cruise, and imperfection

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All too often characters in novels are built up as superheroes. More often than not, this “picture perfect” character is the male. He’s able to defeat the bad guy, save the girl, and scale a twenty-two floor office building using his bare hands. The woman is presented as endearingly flawed, a kind of She’s-Every-Woman for the Outta-This-World dream guy. Or worse, she’s just Fantasy Dream Girl, with no flaws and no point to the...