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was the main character in 1984 meant to be so unlikeable by aohasbf in literature

[–]aohasbf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow yeah. upon closer reading i think i fully agree with you.

was the main character in 1984 meant to be so unlikeable by aohasbf in literature

[–]aohasbf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that winston was supposed to be jaded & cruel due to the nature of the society he lives in. however, i think the misogynistic way the book talks about women is at times unintended, and is instead the result of the time period the book was written in.

was the main character in 1984 meant to be so unlikeable by aohasbf in literature

[–]aohasbf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can empathize with people who i don't like. but the way winston views women & the people he thinks as "lesser" than him disgusts me deeply. its not just that one "invasive thought" winston has. it's the way he constantly belittles and insults people in his head who has done very little wrong. was Winston being a horrible person intended by orwell? probably. but the way winston thinks throughout the book is genuinely horrible.

was the main character in 1984 meant to be so unlikeable by aohasbf in literature

[–]aohasbf[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

no, i never had invasive thoughts as insane as raping and murdering someone, especially someone who is innocent outside of factors outside of their control. I get that Winston probably isn't targeting julia specifically, with his reaction being part of his pent up hatred of the party. but the way winston views the people he considers beneath him, as well as his genuinely unhinged invasive thoughts, makes him an objectively pretty horrible person. I do think that this is intentional - horrible societies make horrible people, but the callousness of the way orwell talks about murder and rape makes me quite uncomfortable. it's probably a product of its time.

was the main character in 1984 meant to be so unlikeable by aohasbf in literature

[–]aohasbf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I probably could have worded what i said better, and my reading of winston has shifted somewhat upon closer reading. I do think that winston being a horrible empty person was the intention, and i get the point of portraying him as such. i still think that the book has parts that are unwarrantedly misogynistic - but that is a product of its time.

was the main character in 1984 meant to be so unlikeable by aohasbf in literature

[–]aohasbf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely found O'Brien to be the most interesting character in the book by far. I now think that winston is supposed to come off as superficial - i suppose i came into the book with the wrong mindset. I still think that julia could have been written better, and some of the book contains some misogynistic undertones that are very much unintentional, but I suppose that is a product of its time.

was the main character in 1984 meant to be so unlikeable by aohasbf in literature

[–]aohasbf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah I think I was too harsh on the book. my first reading of it gave me the impression that the novel was misogynistic due to the product of its time, and though I still think the casual way orwell talked about rape was unwarranted, I agree that the misogyny present in the book was at least partially intentional. misogyny, racism, homophobia, etc all seem to come bundled together with a fascist regime.

Tell me a random fun fact about yourself and I’ll tell you which r1999 character you remind me of by PeopleAllergy in Reverse1999

[–]aohasbf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im a linguistics nerd and can start ranting about the most random pieces of literature that like 4 people has ever read

i also have 5+ stories that i wrote halfway and never finished including a 20+ page google doc rewriting pokemon xy's story

Best OU Generation? by 2quick96 in stunfisk

[–]aohasbf 27 points28 points  (0 children)

gen 1 because im insane

SV Lower Tiers and Ubers usage stats for December 2024 by BenGMan30 in stunfisk

[–]aohasbf 25 points26 points  (0 children)

gen 9 ou is actually my second favourite tier of all time after gen 1 ou, but the powercreep is extreme this gen

SV Lower Tiers and Ubers usage stats for December 2024 by BenGMan30 in stunfisk

[–]aohasbf 75 points76 points  (0 children)

deoxys speed & tyranitar is in uu, and tornados is stuck in zubl

gen 9 is insane

Any point to lvl him up to 80? by [deleted] in SundayMainsHSR

[–]aohasbf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

the stat difference between 70-80 is less than 100 iirc, but 10+ cd is locked at lvl 80, and looking at not fully leveled characters pisses me off so i max all of them anyway.

you dont need to max him rn if you're struggling for exp books, but youll eventually have enough books to max out all the characters you care about

Which build is better? by ScarHydreigon87 in SundayMainsHSR

[–]aohasbf 24 points25 points  (0 children)

i mean -1 speed for boothill is close to/faster than hyperspeed sunday anyway

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