GRGR(9) - Slothrop Meets Grigori

[David Morris]

I'm not sure exactly where I lost you, so I'll go over this more slowly than 
I'm sure is necessary.  Apologies in advance.

>From: "Terrance F. Flaherty"
>
>
>Lost me here David.
>
>David Morris wrote:
> > But their identity is also defined by the presence of the Leading Lady.

The Leading Lady is Katje as Fay Wray.  She is the pivot between the monster 
and the hero.  They both want her, and she is the center of all action.  The 
"roles" of hero and monster revolve around her.

> > She is the object of desire, abducted, helpless, but does she really 
>want it?.
> > For the Greek gods kidnapping and rape were Standard Operating 
>Procedure.

This question is concerned with the desire of the victim.  Was she really 
asking for it?  It is an incendiary question where rape is concerned, but in 
the case of our trio, Grigori, Katje, and Slothrop, the answer is yes.  It 
goes even further:  The "victim" is the one most in control.  There is a 
school of thought that attributes willingness to the many abductees of the 
Greek Gods as well.

> > Here, though, which one (of the three) was most helpless?  SHE is the
> > mediating one, no?  But that does not make her more culpable.  She is 
>the
> > cauldron, the deep vessel.  Jump in!

For there to be interaction between the Hero and the Monster, she must 
exist.  She is necessary for the two, hero and monster, to meet each other's 
eyes and to see oneself.

Does this make any sense?

David Morris

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