Eeveelution
Among the few morons with straight A's.
Mary Sues are often considered in literature to be a bad thing that authors should avoid; they become favorites of the author, and are considered to be more like a fantasy than real. But lately I've been wondering: can Mary Sues occur in real life?
My last name is a fruit that I like (I only like apples, bananas, grapes, and oranges). My first name is a real name, but I've only heard of two people with its exact spelling, as it can be a boy's name if spelled differently, and that's how many spell it. My hair is long and brown, and my eyes are blue. I'm an only child who loves animals. People I know in real life who read my stories often tell me I'm a good writer, and my friends say I'm a good artist. So far none of my family members have died in my lifetime; I never met my aunt, the only one who's died. And I am unusually optimistic. I got special praise from the president of the local Optimist Club for being the only one to recite my optimist speech without note cards even though I didn't win, and there were girls of all ages and from different schools competing (about ten, I think). I was even smiling both times I went to the hospital after breaking a bone in my arms. (However, I did not smile when I broke my pinkie finger, but I was in second grade.) My school has a person exactly like me as my best friend. The only real differences are that he's a boy, he's adopted, and he isn't as crazy about chocolate as I am. Both of my report cards from there had straight A's on them. And I get almost everything I want. My parents even bought a WiiFit last summer so they could beat the Christmas rush.
And to to top it all off, I just got a cast off my left arm early in the summer, having broke a bone that gets little blood supply and is virtually unknown. I was told that the bone could have had problems healing, and if it did there was a chance I would need to get surgery, but it healed fine. Now it seems that I'm getting the strength back in my arm very fast, and after only one session besides the one after getting the news I could take my splint off forever (or until I break a bone in my left arm again), they think I won't really need to go back unless I have to.
My life, in my opinion, seems a lot like the life of a Mary Sue. That's why I'm wondering if it's possible for Mary Sues to exist outside of stories. Do you think you or someone you know is a Mary Sue? If so, why?
(Note: If staff members think this belongs somewhere else, feel free to move it.)
My last name is a fruit that I like (I only like apples, bananas, grapes, and oranges). My first name is a real name, but I've only heard of two people with its exact spelling, as it can be a boy's name if spelled differently, and that's how many spell it. My hair is long and brown, and my eyes are blue. I'm an only child who loves animals. People I know in real life who read my stories often tell me I'm a good writer, and my friends say I'm a good artist. So far none of my family members have died in my lifetime; I never met my aunt, the only one who's died. And I am unusually optimistic. I got special praise from the president of the local Optimist Club for being the only one to recite my optimist speech without note cards even though I didn't win, and there were girls of all ages and from different schools competing (about ten, I think). I was even smiling both times I went to the hospital after breaking a bone in my arms. (However, I did not smile when I broke my pinkie finger, but I was in second grade.) My school has a person exactly like me as my best friend. The only real differences are that he's a boy, he's adopted, and he isn't as crazy about chocolate as I am. Both of my report cards from there had straight A's on them. And I get almost everything I want. My parents even bought a WiiFit last summer so they could beat the Christmas rush.
And to to top it all off, I just got a cast off my left arm early in the summer, having broke a bone that gets little blood supply and is virtually unknown. I was told that the bone could have had problems healing, and if it did there was a chance I would need to get surgery, but it healed fine. Now it seems that I'm getting the strength back in my arm very fast, and after only one session besides the one after getting the news I could take my splint off forever (or until I break a bone in my left arm again), they think I won't really need to go back unless I have to.
My life, in my opinion, seems a lot like the life of a Mary Sue. That's why I'm wondering if it's possible for Mary Sues to exist outside of stories. Do you think you or someone you know is a Mary Sue? If so, why?
(Note: If staff members think this belongs somewhere else, feel free to move it.)
