Re: Prototypical Vance hero's Romantic Interest

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: : : I admit to being new here and I have never seen Vance analysed like this before! I read and enjoy Vance because he obeys no : : strictures of political correctness and also does not enforce : : a particular view. His protagonists have their views but : : there is nothing to indicate they are right. Vance offers a rare : : opportunity to read about a circumstance or moral dilemmma (if you : : prefer) without suffering overbearing opinion such as is : : present in news and many more recent novels. : -------------------------------------------------------------- : On the button James! And welcome to this wonderful BBS. I think some commentators on this BBS, forget that Vance belongs to few "isms", and many of his books present a view that is somewhat iconoclastic, perhaps even cynical, in his view of most of our human societies. : His protagonists, as many point out, are not always, admirable; his villains, are sometimes, but not always, understandable although still despicable. : ----------------------------------------------------------------- : : In regard to his female characters. I have always though of : : Vance as a romantic. His female leads are usually less driven : : than the male, but being driven is in no way an ideal state. : : They are not simpering or stupid -- which I would find : : objectionable. There are characters male and female with : : the whole spectrum of personality types in most of his : : novels. : : I must admit to a human failing which is to prefer love : : interests in the typical mold... ---------------------------------------------------------- : I agree again. For me Vance is able to capture a type of adolescent romantic yearning feeling (which for me was very long ago), that is rare in any fiction (science or otherwise).

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