Thursday, December 3, 2015
Sexual times
So in the story between the pages of zero to one hundred eighty, there are about three different sexual scenes in the book. Although we can all agree that the book is a mature read and we aren't children anymore, but the question I have is why? What do these sex scenes even have to do with the story? I guess that when I think about it, they tend to show the different attitudes of the characters and their morals. For instance, Niska was very frightened after the Frenchman said he ruined her spirit. It just goes to show how even people living off the land, and believing in spirits still have desires and fantasies about worldly things. When Xavier found love while at war, the scene was less descriptive and not as disturbing. That also show the difference in character between him and Niska. The scene with Niska and the Frenchman in the church was quite disturbing. I think that it is very sick and wrong to do something like that in a church. That part of the story I did not like to much, until the Frenchman killed himself. I think it was good for him, what a horrible person.
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I really like how sean ebel described the sexual parts of the book in really brief way.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying, it is a disgusting and especially for a church. but it is a mature read so these descriptive scenes are expected, that's why it is a mature read. they may not seem to have a importance now but these scenes should have a significance to the story or the characters at least.
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ReplyDeleteI agree. Niska even had intentions to do sexual and morally wrong things to the French man even before she had meet him. She wanted to take him prisoner and make him love her. This truthfully scared me. Niska is seen to be a strong character throughout the novel, to be brave and have gone through a lot and survived. But now here she is doing harm to another human being, the people of the tribe and the white man said she was wild and we read the only thing about her that is wild is her hair yet we are proved wrong when she plans to "seduce" the french man and given insight to believe that maybe some of the "bad" things that have happened to her were because of her and her own superstitions and snooping around, maybe she deserved what was coming to her... could be a first nations spirit world getting back or even with her.
ReplyDeleteI agree with how you said it is very wrong how they did that in a church, and I find it funny how you said it was good for him that he died.
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