#However I will say that I think Orczy is in love it Percy/infatuated with her story about him
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@margueritestjusts preach!
when adaptations stop watering marguerite down and actually let her decisions have the same impact and emotional weight as percy’s is the day i will know peace.
#Yes! 100% yes!#This is true without denying that Percy is the one who affects the oceans-eleven-style twist at the end#that’s the eucatastrophe of it all!#but it doesn’t erase the real pain and suffering endured by both Marguerite AND Percy!#(to deny the suffering of either of them is to deny their agency)#or the real courage cleverness and loyalty Marguerite has shown in coming to France to help Percy#she’s the protagonist and we view and experience Percy through HER eyes#We don’t know his identity till she does!#we don’t know Percy’s plots until she does!#we follow HER journey and HER character growth as she endures trials and faces challenges#However I will say that I think Orczy is in love it Percy/infatuated with her story about him#And this is the primary weakness of the series I think? Particularly as it goes on#the first book is the best by far#and that’s because having Marguerite as protagonist balances out Orzy’s sentimental obsession with Percy#the device of seeing Percy through Marguerite’s eyes makes the sentimentalism WORK because she’s in love with him!!#so of course the narration is obsessed with how handsome and charming and brilliant and courageous he is—#it’s telling Marguerite’s story even if she’s not explicitly narrating it#Anyway#thats my take on it#literary analysis#the scarlet pimpernel#ranting and raving#marguerite st just#marguerite blakeney
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