Feminist Critique

I believe a feminist critic would and would not approve of this novel. I think this because first of all Susie plays a week helpless girl who is raped then murdered, she barely tries to fight back and as a reader i thought she was fairly stupid to go in a dirt hole with a stranger in the dark. A feminist critique would probably agree with me when i say how stupid it was of Susie. Susie also is portrayed as weak because although Mr. Harvey took her life away and did the unimaginable to her, when she sees what his past was like in heaven she feels bad for him!
Another reason why they might not like this film is because Abigail, the mother, has an affair with another man, and is unfaithful to her husband and her children. She is also selfish because she leaves her two living children behind and moves away. I feel bad because if i had kids i couldn't imagine one dying but i also would never leave my living children. Abigail also doesn't want to search for her daughters murderer.
A feminist critic might also like this novel because Lindsay is very brave and goes into Mr.Harvey's house and tries to find clues to solve the murder. She also keeps her family together when her mom leaves she helps raise her younger brother and takes care of her father from day to day making sure he's healthy and eating right. She also helps her grandma clean and cook and helps take on what her mother used to do before she left, just to help keep the family alive.