Brock and Frenesi

[David Casseres]

At 18:59 -0800 12/5/98, Peter Petto wrote:

>I agree that Frenesi was manipulated, but she doesn't seem strong to me, at
>least at this point in the story, "...she had lost too much control, time
>was rushing all around her, these were rapids, and as far ahead as she
>could see it looked like Brock's stretch of river...." (216.18)
>
>She seems more like a lost soul, and certainly deserving of pity.
>
>But I feel more sympathy for her than pity would explain. Which is probably
>sympathy for Prairie, transferred. I want Prairie to have a good Mom, a Mom
>she can admire.

I do believe it's the blue eyes and the great legs, for many of us.  At
least for me, and especially for me when I'm reliving my gonad-driven days
in the 60's.  And if that's part of how we respiond to Frenesi, maybe her
sexual slavery to Vond isn't so puzzling after all.  It's always
astonishing to me to recall what an absolute imperative sex can be to the
young and bewildered.
Cheers,
David