She is probably a typical kind of girl.

But what I have to add is that in my impression we often talk about Catherine as the kind of girl we know in throngs, but not as the kind of girl we are. What I do think of by saying that? Because Catherine is (in the beginning) a rather unconsidered person with a great portion naivety. And only few people who really have these characteristics would picture themselves so, though probably most people have more of Catherine than theyd like to give in. Thats maybe why many dont like her as a heroine, because she is maybe to close to what we are and feel like sometimes. When we read wed rather identify with characters like Elisabeth, someone we can find admirable a whole lot easier from the very beginning.