G is for Girls with gumption

(...Which was the title given to a section of fairy or folk tales in one of my Children's Lit books last year.)

There are so many strong (or strong-willed) fictional female characters on TV and in movies that I wish I resembled more, in some way. I mean, there they are, fighting the literal or non-literal forces of darkness or facing daily challenges, while I'm almost constantly too scared to try anything that might cause any potentially significant changes, whether they be good or bad. I mean, if I could just take one page out of one of these characters' books, I'm sure I'd be all the better for it. And so, I thought I'd list out who these characters are, just to take stock, but keep in mind that I'd probably aspire more to some of these characters than to others. It isn't a long list, but it'll do for now. I'm ignoring characters from classic movies (and books, for that matter), as I just can't be bothered at the moment and since that would likely result in a much longer list. And also, I'm kinda just pulling these names out of thin air, so I wouldn't give the inclusion or exclusion of certain names too much weight. :)

• The various girls of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Veronica Mars of Veronica Mars
• Dana Scully of The X-Files, I'd reckon, but I don't know the character too well yet
• Lisa Simpson of The Simpsons
• Sydney Bristow of Alias
• Max Guevara (X5-452) of Dark Angel
• Arwen of The Lord of the Rings
• Eowyn of The Lord of the Rings
• Hermione Granger of Harry Potter
• Ginny Weasley of Harry Potter
• Elizabeth Swann of Pirates of the Caribbean
• Vada Sultenfuss of My Girl
• Angela Chase of My So-Called Life
• Lara Croft of Tomb Raider
• The girls of Roswell

(There. Consider Freefalling officially updated. Whee! ;))