Nil24601@alien.topBtoBooks•I just read Les Miserables. I cannot get Fantine out of my head.English
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10 months agothe brevity makes it hit harder, which is the indended effect. it helps the reader empathize more
the brevity makes it hit harder, which is the indended effect. it helps the reader empathize more
It seems to be anti-female-sexuality. Every time a woman becomes evil she is suddenlt ‘voluptuous.’ The word is only used at key points in the novel. It seems that in the world of the story women can only be good if they have only an innocent desire for marriage, not a lustful desire for sex.