Out from the Fringes: Teen Tropes and Female Perspective in 'The Edge of Seventeen'

Teen films have always been filled with awkward, fumbling young people facing intense challenges and trying to figure out how best to carve out their place in the world. Another common feature is that these central characters are usually male. Suzie Gibson explores what happens when a complex, even unlikeable, young woman takes centre stage.

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