One thing that bugs me a LOT that I just realized is that Pierce tends to almost infantilize female characters who don't fit her Strong Woman mold - but I can't recall her ever doing that to a male character.
Varice, Sarra, Lalasa - they're all written about and thought about by characters as if they're somehow incapable of taking care of themselves. It isn't until Lalasa learns to fight that she's suddenly capable of being left on her own and becomes a badass businesswoman; Varice and Sarra are talked down to/about the whole time. Sarra's a goddess, for fuck's sake, and yet the whole time the text and Daine (whose view is presented uncritically) treat her like she's totally incapable of doing anything.
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Date: 13 Jan 2011 03:37 am (UTC)From:Varice, Sarra, Lalasa - they're all written about and thought about by characters as if they're somehow incapable of taking care of themselves. It isn't until Lalasa learns to fight that she's suddenly capable of being left on her own and becomes a badass businesswoman; Varice and Sarra are talked down to/about the whole time. Sarra's a goddess, for fuck's sake, and yet the whole time the text and Daine (whose view is presented uncritically) treat her like she's totally incapable of doing anything.