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concertigrossi) wrote2012-02-01 08:15 pm
concertigrossi) wrote2012-02-01 08:15 pm
Question...
I could bore you with the details of my trials and travails of the last three months, but I can't stomach the rehash. I can't even make the oft-broken promise that I'll post more often. Let's just say it's been a growth opportunity and leave it at that.
But I've got a question:
What are some good literary examples of a three-dimensional racist/sexist/homophobic/anti-semitic character?
Because that's quite a trick, these days, right? I just read "The Help," and the main antagonist is an almost cartoonish caricature. All she lacks is a Snidely Whiplash mustache. But, while there certainly are Snidely Whiplashes in the world, they couldn't have driven the Holocaust or the Jim Crow laws without the support of the majority of ordinary people.
How do you accurately portray the banality of evil?
But I've got a question:
What are some good literary examples of a three-dimensional racist/sexist/homophobic/anti-semitic character?
Because that's quite a trick, these days, right? I just read "The Help," and the main antagonist is an almost cartoonish caricature. All she lacks is a Snidely Whiplash mustache. But, while there certainly are Snidely Whiplashes in the world, they couldn't have driven the Holocaust or the Jim Crow laws without the support of the majority of ordinary people.
How do you accurately portray the banality of evil?
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Another example, maybe closer to what you want, is Toni Morrison's A Mercy. As I remember, it shows the evolution of slavery into a racist institution.
I might have other ideas as I muddle along here.
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I'll check out that Toni Morrison. You're absolutely right, Lolita would be the ultimate example.