Book 3 Listicle

You may or may not know that the popular TV show, "Bones" is based off of Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs. In this book, the main character, Dr. Temperance Brennan, has an ice heart. However, it works for her.

1. To show up her male coworkers
Dr. Brennan is defiantly the most successful forensic anthropologist in the world. However, she is often disrespected and under-appreciated by her coworkers. Sometimes, to show them her real talent, she will show off a little to make the men respect her. She has absolutely no mercy, demonstrating her cold heart. It works for her though, because she deserves respect from her coworkers.

2. To stay strong in tough situations
In the show and the book, Brennan is put in hard situations. In the show, part of her team is murdered. When his body arrives at her lab, her fellow coworkers are questioning if they can go through with the investigation of this murder, because it hit so close to home. She gives them a pep talk about finding the killer for the coworker. In the book, her closest friend, Gabby (Angela in the show), goes missing for a couple of days. When Brennan does finally get into contact with her, Gabby blows her off and tells her that she can't talk at that moment. In both of these cases, Brennan finds strength through her toughness, and it rubs off on her coworkers.

3. To remove herself from situations
The main plot of Deja Dead is of finding a serial killer who brutally murders and dismembers women. Brennan feels a sense of fear, because she is a woman and the killer could come after her. She knows the danger in her investigating this case, and decides to do it anyways. She doesn't let her emotions mix with her work, and that allows her to go through whatever pain or anxiety she is feeling.

4. No emotional attachment
In both the show and the book, Dr. Brennan has the outstanding ability no get emotionally attached to cases. She doesn't let emotions cloud her thoughts, and she can think clearly at all times. This is part of the reason of why she is so successful, and why people admire her so much. Most of us can get distracted by other people, but she focuses until the case is solved.

5. Determination
Brennan has an incredible work ethic. She won't stop until she finds the killer. In many situations, this means to put herself in a dangerous situation to find evidence or to gain information, but she will go there every single time if it means getting one step closer. Her ice heart lets her go without limitations, and she puts back any fear she has to gain what she needs to.