GRGR(9) - Slothrop Meets Grigori

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

I'm making sense of it now. Thank you

David Morris wrote:
> 
> 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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