The Problem of the Warrior Woman

Abstract

The exegesis, The Problem of the Warrior Woman explores the lack of female warriors in contemporary fiction and how the notion of what makes a hero if the protagonist is a woman. It also explores some of the many problematic ways in which women have been portrayed in relation to guns, while also acknowledging that woman in front line combat is a relatively recent phenomenon, and how fiction about women in combat is still in its infancy. The exegesis was written in response to the creative thesis, The Girls’ Gun Club a novel about a group of mothers who take up shooting.