I chose the Powerpuff Girl theme song to represent the fox
fighting scene in the book because I think it has elements that can be applied
to the scene. The song is about a group of sisters who fight crime together and
have power over the various villains in their lives. The group of girls in the
book were also fierce and successful in their fight against the villains. In
addition, most of the Powerpuff Girls villains are men and the foxes turn out
to be boys from the boy camp. The song’s mention of them fighting crimes,
saving the world, and coming just in time implies teamwork and collaboration
between the girls. They help each other during the fight showing that girls
should work together. The song also emphasizes the differences between the
Powerpuff Girls, and the girls fighting the foxes in the book all have their
own style and are different. Just like in real life no one girl is the same as
another. I also think it relates to the whole of the book’s themes/concerns
because the song focuses on girl power just like this book focuses on girl
power. For example, Jane says, “Now I’m not gonna lie to you girls, you’re
gonna see some stuff this summer. Stuff you might not understand. It’ll be hard
but you’re scouts and you’re made of tougher stuff.” The Powerpuff Girl theme
song is all about tough girls. The Lumberjane pledge is another part of the
book that the song relates to.
Category B Prompt D
Category B Prompt D
Haha so true! I could not help thinking of the powerpuff girls while reading Lumberjanes. I am glad to see examples of varying female leadership styles Hopefully the spread of theses leadership styles with disseminate the unfortunately often negative reference of females being "Bossy" or "Bitches" when given roles of power. (Ps. Heidi, i'm missing class today i'll grab notes from you tomorrow!)
ReplyDeleteThis is so fitting! I thought of something similar as I was reading the pledge in the graphic novel.
ReplyDeleteHi Heidi,
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great choice! You didn't mention this, but I think the comic book aspect of Lumberjanes is really complimented by the cartoon aspect of the Powderpuff Girls.
Hi Heidi,
ReplyDeleteYes, I think we could probably even argue that Lumberjanes is informed and influenced by Powerpuff girls. Their model of collaborative girl power and strength in their differences certainly appears in Lumberjanes, and Lumberjanes certainly evokes the same cartoonish style and adolescent girl power vibe, so this song works quite well.