Lady Sougyon - Character and Narrator
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Re: Lady Sougyon - Character and Narrator
She was a smart, witty lady who showed courage and patience in her troubled times, when Embon was a child and when he fell sick.
I really admire her character a lot.
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As a narrator, she told the story from her perspective. So, in that way, it was biased towards her son, Embon, because she always saw the best in him.
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Naturally, she would be biased towards her son. Do you that had an effect towards the storytelling, though? I felt like when people ask if the narrator was honest and reliable, it means that there was a problem with the storytelling. So I can't help but think that her bias towards her son affected the storytelling in a bad way.cd20 wrote: ↑02 Jan 2021, 19:21 I imagine divorce was really not very common during that time, especially in her position, but maybe she would have been much happier if she could have divorced her no-good husband and found someone else. Or at least have been free from him and the money he demanded from her. She is obviously a strong character for all that she goes through, and she shows tremendous strength. I think it is interesting to hear her voice and how the men around her has influenced her life, for better and worse. As far as we know, she seems to be honest and reliable, but she also may have a bias toward her son, sometimes we have blinders on with those we love the most.
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Can we believe what she says? I actually don't know. We see only her side of the story since she is the only one to whom the author gives a voice. Others might have a different story to say from their ends
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True. Also, divorce wasn't widely accepted during that time, too. I feel like my lungs is being stepped on just thinking about the layers of restrictions they put on women. The amount of strength and courage it would've taken them to get a divorce might be unimaginable for most of us.B Creech wrote: ↑03 Jan 2021, 07:28 I feel like she is a strong woman, however, she was suppressed by the men in her life, and by the time and society in which she lived. I found it interesting for her to have a voice to express her inner and outer turmoil. Being of royal descent during those times made it impossible for her to change her fate, in my opinion.
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It makes sense! But also, I think when people ask whether a narrator was being reliable or not, they're actually asking whether the narration was done in a twisted way. Like Gone Girl. It gives more intrigue to the story, knowing that there's more to it they haven't shown. In this case, Lady Sougyon was reliable and honest. But I get what you mean and you're right. There must be some discrepancies, depending on who's telling the story.Maddie Atkinson wrote: ↑03 Jan 2021, 14:06 I like that, as you said, she is the narrator of the book. We get to see her perspective that would otherwise have been silenced. Being able to see her point of view means you can see whether she truly had the option to change her fate. I don't think many narrators are truly reliable as they are giving their account only, so everything is from their point of view, but that doesn't mean that they are not honest, but rather recounting the events that they themselves saw, which isn't necessarily reliable or the right account. I hope that makes sense?
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I get what you're trying to say... but I think her strength was very visible, at least to readers, even in those circumstances. She raised her son alone. She was thoughtful about her family. She was a compassionate master to her servants. I agree, we could've seen her strength without her being oppressed because of her gender. But it doesn't mean we didn't see how she dealt with it.Phelicia Gloria wrote: ↑03 Jan 2021, 23:18 Lady Sougyon was a strong woman, however her strength was never seen because the male dominated the society giving her hard time to show her capability. I think as a narrator she had the opportunity to change the society. That's my view.
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