06-15-2017, 11:07 PM
Some very good thoughts, Vagabond. I'll consider them when I pull together a rewrite. I appreciated the mirror you held up so that I could think about my choices. Oh and certainly, no woman would want to be an ingenue--especially if they considered the implications at least. The unreliable narrator is very precisely objectifying this person. I think he's more speaking about what other's (like himself) would call her and not trying to call forth her own self-identity--I honestly doubt that he considers even that concept relevant. I doubt there's any part of her that in his mind belongs to her. There has to be a slight level of malice present to justify the reduction of identity. Thank you for the way you engaged with the piece.
Best,
Todd
Best,
Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
