Darkness Matters (Re: Another way to categorize...)

bandwraith at aol.com bandwraith at aol.com
Sat Oct 4 18:34:50 CDT 2008


MK:

"Re: immaturity and sexism in some of the male-female interactions in 
"V.", I see
"In Which Esther Gets a Nose Job" to be, perhaps, TRPs so-fine embedded
story---going way beyond-hipster awareness---'refuting' such.

When are we all going to read/reread "V." (again)?"

cf.-

La Jarrietiere (and narrator):

  "...A young beauty destroyed before her time, something the
  eternally-adolescent male mind could tickle itself with. Mon Dieu!"
  she sang, "que les hommes sont betes!" in on the tail of which
  Dally joined, singing the harmony. (p. 1066)

This coming shortly after that Bete Noir, Lew, found his way through
Mrs Kindred's screen door.








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