I find myself thinking are people (young women, usually) in comtemporary literature (or real life) having sex because they are confused, or are they confused because they are having sex? The latter will be harder to demonstrate but more bold a claim to make, thus more interesting.
"As a young woman, I often find myself grappling with the question “How should a life be?” and as a writer with the question “How should a novel be?” What makes a life and a novel meaningful?
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Thanks for sharing all your fine grapplings with the things that matter most, Ramya. The dialectic between wild desire and a safe(r) more cloistered life is one we must all engage with throughout our lives.
I find myself thinking are people (young women, usually) in comtemporary literature (or real life) having sex because they are confused, or are they confused because they are having sex? The latter will be harder to demonstrate but more bold a claim to make, thus more interesting.
"As a young woman, I often find myself grappling with the question “How should a life be?” and as a writer with the question “How should a novel be?” What makes a life and a novel meaningful?
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Thanks for sharing all your fine grapplings with the things that matter most, Ramya. The dialectic between wild desire and a safe(r) more cloistered life is one we must all engage with throughout our lives.
Great comment, Conny!