I'd actually separate out the 'mary-sue' thing. Mary-Sue tend to be able to 'do it all' in a way that appears to be like SuperSam, but a Mary-Sue isn't placed into vulnerable situations. They don't share the 'damsel in distress' problem. It's similar, but springs from a different urge -- one side is about idealising something you view as 'other' and 'special', while the second is about idealising something you view as part of yourself. One is about creating someone to take care of, the other about creating someone to pretend to be. If that makes sense.
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Date: 2005-05-09 03:14 am (UTC)