The reader trap of jailbait
Paul Mackin
mackin at allware.com
Mon Dec 25 21:49:38 CST 1995
My two cents:
There wouldn't have been much impact to the incident if Bianca is just
another _big_ girl Slothrop has sex with.
At the same time, the author wants to be "accurate". He knows what's
awaiting him out here. So, he decides to save a lot of rewriting
by describing B. (and forming the reader's perception) through the eyes of
goofy old Tyrone, of whom nobody is going to expect a whole lot of accuracy
anyway.
The fact that Bianca is _experienced_ keeps the scene from being too gross.
P.
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