A perceptive article. It's interesting that Miller mentions the placeholder theory, which holds that writing a flat character lets the reader insert him or herself into the role. That's an old theory and dated in some ways, but it's possible that teenagers do at times insert themselves into stories, imagining themselves as central characters.
See the AJC for rebuttal & great comments by romance authors. Clearly neither columnist knows anything about romance novels. Also, that book Feldhahn cites? The full title is Finding the Hero in Your Husband: Surrendering the Way God Intended http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558749306?ie=UTF8&tag=readforplea-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=1558749306 I bet Feldhahn's a "surrendered wife". Creepy. http://www.equityfeminism.com/articles/2001/the-surrendered-wife-phenomena/
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