Is mysoginism the main theme?
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Re: Is mysoginism the main theme?
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I hope you did not stop reading the book because of Chapter 1! I was also very put off by the actions of Hiram McDowell, and I had similar judgement about the author. But, as you go through the book,Hiram does start to change. Not right away, but he does change. I think that William H. Cole was attempting to create the vision of a man very much enamored with himself. Hiram seemed to feel that everything good in his life flowed from him, and anything negative that happened was due to other people trying to hurt him. He never took into account the way he treated others caused them to work against him. William H. Cole is a fantastic writer. He can lead you into the darkest parts of a characters mind so that you can watch that character claw and bite their way into the light.gen_g wrote: ↑01 Oct 2018, 23:03This type of writing honestly puts me off - and in Chapter 1, no less! It's definitely obvious that the narrator/author sees women as objects, and that's rather gross.Eva Darrington wrote: ↑01 Oct 2018, 23:00 I am noticing some misogyny, both in the characters and the narration. Part of misogyny is a hyper-focus on women's body sizes and physical appearances. The author writes about three women in a row, and comments on their weight and appearances. Carole was "flabby now" and wasn't exercising; "Tasha teetered on the cusp of overweight with legs like ice cream cones," then he wonders if she would "splat" another cheerleader; And of Sheryl, "He didn't like the size of her nose with dark deep wells for nostrils. She was a little overweight...." This is just the first few pages of Chapter 1.
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That’s lovely to hear! Especially if Hiram gets a redemption arc, which to me is the sign of character development, something which makes a character much more relatable. (:A G Darr wrote: ↑31 Oct 2018, 18:03I hope you did not stop reading the book because of Chapter 1! I was also very put off by the actions of Hiram McDowell, and I had similar judgement about the author. But, as you go through the book,Hiram does start to change. Not right away, but he does change. I think that William H. Cole was attempting to create the vision of a man very much enamored with himself. Hiram seemed to feel that everything good in his life flowed from him, and anything negative that happened was due to other people trying to hurt him. He never took into account the way he treated others caused them to work against him. William H. Cole is a fantastic writer. He can lead you into the darkest parts of a characters mind so that you can watch that character claw and bite their way into the light.gen_g wrote: ↑01 Oct 2018, 23:03This type of writing honestly puts me off - and in Chapter 1, no less! It's definitely obvious that the narrator/author sees women as objects, and that's rather gross.Eva Darrington wrote: ↑01 Oct 2018, 23:00 I am noticing some misogyny, both in the characters and the narration. Part of misogyny is a hyper-focus on women's body sizes and physical appearances. The author writes about three women in a row, and comments on their weight and appearances. Carole was "flabby now" and wasn't exercising; "Tasha teetered on the cusp of overweight with legs like ice cream cones," then he wonders if she would "splat" another cheerleader; And of Sheryl, "He didn't like the size of her nose with dark deep wells for nostrils. She was a little overweight...." This is just the first few pages of Chapter 1.
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