What did you think about Cody?
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What did you think about Cody?
Also, what did you think about the way he treated Lame Bird, the Indian woman?
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I agree. I couldn't understand it either.bookowlie wrote:I thought this was crazy since Cody knew the chief abused women. Sure, the sense of honor was ingrained in his due to his culture. However, Cody was very protective of Suzanne and had romantic feelings for her. I could not relate at all to him considering her to the chief.
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I agree that Cody was a well-developed character. Although even considering throwing Suzanne "to the wolves" was horrible, it fit well within the culture and time period.Scott wrote:I read this book a while ago. Looking back on it now, I really appreciate Cody's consideration of sentencing Suzanne to such a terrible fate. It's a cool literary device, in my opinion, because as readers from a modern culture we think it would be so horrible and in that way makes Cody into less of a hero. However, Cody is doing considering it because it is honorable (or so he believes). I like conflicted characters who do not fall into binary 'good guy' and 'bad guy' categories.
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bookowlie wrote:I agree that Cody was a well-developed character. Although even considering throwing Suzanne "to the wolves" was horrible, it fit well within the culture and time period.Scott wrote:I read this book a while ago. Looking back on it now, I really appreciate Cody's consideration of sentencing Suzanne to such a terrible fate. It's a cool literary device, in my opinion, because as readers from a modern culture we think it would be so horrible and in that way makes Cody into less of a hero. However, Cody is doing considering it because it is honorable (or so he believes). I like conflicted characters who do not fall into binary 'good guy' and 'bad guy' categories.
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lol A good point. Still, toward the end he redeemed himself.bookowlie wrote:I still wouldn't want to be stuck with Cody. Even if he loved me, I would always wonder if he would turn me over to someone who would abuse and kill me!
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I agree with Scott, Cody considered it because it would be the honourable choice and that haters these days will go to extreme legnths to make a hero look like a villain.Scott wrote:I read this book a while ago. Looking back on it now, I really appreciate Cody's consideration of sentencing Suzanne to such a terrible fate. It's a cool literary device, in my opinion, because as readers from a modern culture we think it would be so horrible and in that way makes Cody into less of a hero. However, Cody is doing considering it because it is honorable (or so he believes). I like conflicted characters who do not fall into binary 'good guy' and 'bad guy' categories.
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