#and I use quotes outside of context too this one just felt especially ironic

[alicentwhore]

Okay I don’t wanna sound like a dick cause it’s really not a big deal. But I guess because Medea as a play and character is like really important to me, there is kind of an amusing irony to the way I’ve seen so many edits and webweaves and stuff of Alicent with that “wretchedest of women” line from Medea (A line specifically about Medea choosing to kill her sons to avenge herself on Jason). Then those people being completely aghast and disgusted and pissed by the concept of Alicent sacrificing her sons. It means nothing It’s just kinda funny to me

[reginarubie]

I like your brutally honest thoughts on ship. Reading your thoughts I wanted to say something. You can disagree with this. I felt show Sansaery wrong in other ways. Sansa(14) and Sophie(16 I guess) were minor in s3. Marg might be 18-20 while Natalie was in her early 20s something. It was clear that Marg was manipulating Sansa more in lines with Olenna but she also was fond of her. Her line about Sansa could enjoy Tyrion in bed feels wrong to me even she said in good intention. Sansa was seen naive in the whole situation. Basically reminding me of how Cersei told her periods, babies and bedding. Then later Marg was shown to seducing Tommen with sex was icky to me. Many started shipping Sansaery because of the show. I feel it will have some grooming aspects considering Sansa age if they go along with it. Sorry for this long rant. I hope I don't sound rude. It's just I wanted to share opinion.

Ciao anon!,

First of all thank you! I am happy you like my brutally honest opinions!

post being referenced to, this one. In which I explained why I think Sansaery works only outside of canon, and not inside of it. It's true that most have started to ship them because of the show, tho, as I've said Sansa's book quote of “Margaery's kindness had been unfailing and her presence had changed everything” it's pretty potent one, but it also showers light over the fact that it's all a manipulation on Margaery's part for however fond of Sansa she may have grown, because Sansa had been treated like a social pariah after Ned's execution, and she is finally able to spend time outside of the Red Keep thanks to Margaery as well as being welcomed in a circle of girls around her age...

...even though even that is soured by her “they have no interest to know me” vibe, which is right, as it is all part of Margaery plan to give Sansa what she had lacked since she had been alone, an hostage in KL after Ned's execution.

Margaery's manipulation is a gentle one, but a manipulation it still is, no matter if the Tyrells actually grew fond of the Sansa, especially since Olenna had no problems framing Sansa for Joffrey's murder, no matter the consequences that could've taken place if LF had not been obsessed with her and Cat.

And even then, Olenna is a smart woman, I have no doubt she might have had a inkling of LF less than savory intentions toward her and what more she would not have relinquished the hold of the key to the North so easily. Possibly she had planned to use the Tyrell's influence to get Sansa to walk out of the trial innocent, at that point with Tyrion taken out of the equation the key to the North would be again free for the taking, and the Tyrells would have been looked at favorably as they had helped the girl and that would've meant gaining Sansa's gratitude and loyalty.

They treated Sansa as a coveted piece of their board game, they wanted her but had no remorse in using her as they saw fit. They may have grown fond of her, but were always ready to sacrifice her if it came to that.

Kindness can be a weapon as much as any other, especially when wielded for one's purposes, which is what the Tyrells (Margaery included) did. Never forget they had been aiming for the Iron throne long before Ned even stepped in KL, to the point Renly showed him a painting of Margaery asking him if she bore any resemblance to Lyanna Stark, in hope they might manage to uncover Cersei's lies and put Margaery on the throne representing a willing Lyanna Stark in Robert's mind.

The fact that they use kindness on the people they mean to use, sours all the more any genuine fondness that may have grown. Also, I don't doubt they would have treated Sansa well if she ever became a Tyrell and she might even fall in love with Willas and she would be the wife of the Lord of the Reach, so it was scarcely in those times a bad match especially in that context, still if we're talking of shipping there are too many shady points imo.

Also, I had not considered it that way, but yes...grooming in a way could also be applied as a definition to what Margaery did to Tommen in the show and to what she could've done to Sansa. In the books it's more nuanced, but still Cersei worries that Margaery is doing exactly that...Tommen is even younger in the books and Cersei realizes that Margaery manipulates him way better than she could have Joffrey, because he is more pliant and less dangerous.

So yeah, icky.

Don't worry! I enjoyed reading your opinion and never worry about expressing your opinion. I want my tumblr to be a safe heaven for anyone (whatever they ship and whatever their fav character) as long as we are polite and you certainly were. Nothing rude about your opinion, don't worry!

Anzi, thank you for sharing, nonny!, I had not considered that angle but it fits.

I hope you have an amazing day!

[litcomp-blog1]

Thoughts Entry: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was a strikingly personal novel illustrating the helplessness people can fall into when they are placed into a group of society that gives them hardships. When people are members of a minority, as Oscar was Dominican in the United States, there are expectations that people both in and outside of the group have. One topic that came up multiple times was how people expected Oscar to be successful with romance and women. He was also considered to be a sci-fi nerd and overweight, which is portrayed by many people as unattractive and dislikable. Thoughts I have on this novel are that it displays the disadvantages people face (from their perspectives) in being a part of a group ridden with stereotypes, and in particular, shows how this can change one’s entire life experience, as well as causing experiences to just worsen with time instead of improving. The perspectives that seemed to be the main focus were that of being Dominican, a nerd, overweight, a woman, in a lower class, and being uneducated. I enjoyed gaining insight from many points of view I have not personally experienced. The following are passages that intrigued my interest and had evoked a reaction:

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The style of writing the author used in this footnote quote with alliteration in "oppressive" and "oppressed" and high diction in the word "alas" allows the quote to stick out in the writing and for the reader to think about it more. This idea is interesting to explore, where perhaps one could see it as the mindset of self-sustenance oppressed people are placed in which leads them to act in that way, even when this way of doing things may oppress others in its process.

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This quote is a reference to All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury, which I enjoyed seeing because it was a literary reference that was relatable to my experience of reading, where much of the novel made references to sci-fi novels and comic books I had little to no knowledge of. The idea from All Summer in a Day in missing the sun appearing symbolizes how Oscar missing out on acting as a teenager is like missing a major phenomenon one can't see again in a lifetime.

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The author’s use of counteraction between Lola and her mother on how each is treated highlights a quote that is relatable in how many teens crave reciprocated respect, especially from their parents, as they all age.

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The symbolism from "shut [her] mouth" and "clenched [her] legs" reveal the horrid truth that Lola was a victim of sexual assault, and revealed in the latter of the quote, repressed her memory of it rather than speaking out. This evokes an emotion of anger towards Lola's mother Beli and sadness towards Lola's position from the reader.

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I enjoy this quote, it's iconic. Lola's response to men who think they are complimenting her challenges their ideas and shows what a strong character she is. The reaction of one of the men “jumping to his feet” was satisfying in how it is very believable that Lola’s response was shocking to many.

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I feel this quote, in particular, supports the idea that being in a minority causes one to be defensive in order to keep themselves safe. I like how the author had shown this by indicating white people at the school by describing their eyes as “pale eyes gnawing at [Beli’s] duskiness like locusts”, showing how much they were rightly seen as negative by Beli when they separated her from themselves. They were not part of a minority since generally speaking pale eyes are associated with being European. The quote shows her defensiveness in describing her as “defensive”, “aggressive”, and “overreactive”.

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Reading this quote I liked it because the simile the author used was dramatic in how he displayed just how much to an extreme Beli no longer believed in love, as someone old with many misfortunes would no longer have faith in a higher power.

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I liked how this sentence was written in a relatable, where I have experienced being honked at numerous times and the feeling of confusion in falling over myself. I partially did not like the quote only because the way Beli viewed flourishing as a woman was upsetting, where she had felt it was her fault to be growing physically and not the fault of the people who felt they had a right to honk at/harass her.

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This quote was funny and likable because of the wordplay of an ass being on fire figuratively the represent the gangster getting in trouble, then literally for Beli directly following their joint sexual act.

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The reference to the biblical story of Moses from La Inca and the neighbors was creative and funny. This compares Moses to Beli and Jesus to the gangster, where Moses claimed there was a shining savior (Jesus)--in which La Inca and the neighbors see as what Beli perceives the gangster to be.

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This use of an obscene simile is humorous in how no one in their right mind would tell someone who has power over them a statement that would upset them emotionally. This is applied to the fact that Beli would tell men about her love for someone else. I think this is a sad idea because people should be able to share about their personal romantic relationships without the social expectation of someone hearing about it to act out of anger. Along with that, this comparison is illogical, because talking about your life shouldn’t be equated to making an obscene statement about someone else’s family member.

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This thought in parenthesis is ironically funny because directly after making fun of Oscar for knowing Elvish, it is revealed that Junior knows Elvish as well by being able to tell what he was saying, so he is being hypocritical by bringing down Oscar.

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This quote was a vague reminder of the idea that certain people are born into being chosen people, which I disagree with and dislike because it promotes the idea that people cannot be the creators of their own destiny and that making good decisions is moot.

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This quote from Abelard was upsetting in how it revealed the blunt truth that women in that country (the Dominican Republic) grew up in an environment where being sexually abused/assaulted was practically inevitable.

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The underlined paragraph was well written in how the author used run on sentences to exemplify how Abelard was talking very quickly in protest and out of fear. This was well done in connecting the situation’s circumstances to the reader.

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A description in the footnotes that shows what a strong female figure Anacoana was, as well as a leader. She believed in making peace, but also would not allow someone to force her into marriage in order to obtain that. I like this because this makes her an iconic historical female figure in my mind.

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This statement reminded me of what I have heard before that in Spanish-speaking cultures racism is heavily ingrained within society. The fact that in this time period that it was not too long ago that a family would disown a child because of her skin tone is abominable.

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This abstract statement used to refer to moving someone to tears was very creative in how tears have salt in them, therefore removing salt from your eyes. The word choice of “wring” is very appropriate, where wringing is usually done when removing liquid from something, but in this context is a creative way of using the word--since one would not usually describe crying as wringing.

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I liked how the author used a persona to directly talk to Charlton, and while doing this gave the reader a higher insight to how removed Charlton was from poverty, as well as how bad Outer Azua was, almost like “the End of the World” in Charlton’s mind.

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This quote was sad because it had shown the extent of Oscar’s treatment for being a member of a minority and considered fat/nerdy affecting him past childhood into adulthood. Seeing young kids being treated the same way he had for the same reasons brought back the torturous feeling again for him.

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The refrain of “mind-boggling poverty” in Oscar’s description from his perspective of the Dominican Republic emphasizes how poor the community in that region was, as well as how prominent it was in Oscar’s eyes. I didn’t particularly like it, but this writing style did get the point across.

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I liked how the author used the imagery of calling Ybón occasionally late at night to lead into showing the reader that she could not handle very much commitment in any relationship.

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The turn of events in the situation of this quote was a contrast to previous events for Oscar, where before he had been hurt over and over again for appearing to be meek and ugly, here in life and death he was spared a terrible beating because he was perceived as a meek slob by his captors. If they had not thought this, “he probably would have gotten shot right there.” I liked the way the author tied Oscar’s disposition back to this passage.

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This revisit to (possibly the illusion of) the voice of an angel savior was enjoyable to read, where the same thing had saved his mother in a corn field. It was history repeating itself, instead this time Yunior was being led to Oscar in the corn field when he heard someone singing, and the previous time Oscar’s mother Beli was being led to the road outside of the field to an escape and rescue.

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I liked this quote because it was a valid point that the “white kids invaded” and not only did that but also practiced yoga when yoga originally came from India when the white kids most likely didn’t have much knowledge about practicing yoga.

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The most dramatic and saddening ending I have ever read, where even right before death Oscar died trying to answer a question as an intellectual would, but in reality it was a cruel way of the captors getting Oscar to, in a way, conduct his own death. He was the one to say “fire" to initiate his execution by a bullet. The ending was perfectly conducted, reminding readers of the cruelty Oscar faced throughout the book for socially being considered a lesser, unattractive person by many. Despite the sad ending, I felt this passage was appropriate and extremely well-written.