no but NOT ONLY does the Dracula novel explicitly show that the men's well-intentioned but extremely sexist decision to exclude mina because she is a woman makes her more afraid and unhappy and also puts her at risk BUT ALSO it shows that after they realize their mistake and start including her again she is actually noticeably happier, despite the dire circumstances, less worried AND she is able to meaningfully contribute to their efforts as a valuable member of the group, thus making them all stronger
it's so striking. many of the characters display very typical attitudes for the time that the book was written but the narrative...kinda doesn't. yes it was written in the 1890s so it's still dated by modern standards, but it makes a very conscious effort to question a lot of traditionalist attitudes and views that would have been prevalent at the time. like, the male characters all think that it makes sense that a woman's nerves would be too sensitive to participate in a vampire hunting mission...but the narrative does not validate this and in fact shows them to be wrong. and only when they change their behavior are they able to succeed.
Also notable that Jonathan is the first one to be able to injure the Count, and is ultimately the one who kills him. And he is the least traditionally masculine and most gender nonconforming of the male characters.
tldr lowkey in the books dracula was defeated with the powers of friendship feminism and gender nonconformity and I think we should talk about that more
I just read Phantom of the Opera today (By Gaston Leroux) and I feel really weird trying to engage with the online content because the book is my only reference for the story but I know the phantom is changed to be a proper romantic option in the musical/movie while in the book he is literally the toxic asshole to say he is going to kill himself if you break up with him. Except he is also gonna blow up an opera house and kill everyone else too.
So keep being taken aback by seeing so many people be like "Christine should have chosen the Phantom" "The Phantom was so romantic" because i am just here like "YOU MEAN THE DERANGED ABUSIVE MURDERER MAN?!?!" "WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?!?!?"
art block is unforgiving so i keep making non-stop shitposts (because that’s the only thing i’m willing to draw)
i used dan hentschel’s youtube thumbnails for reference by the way
+ happy pride
Jane was waaaay too forgiving to Darcy. If I knew he was calling me behind my back a gold digger and was directly responsible for encouraging the love of my life to walk away from me, I would make sure he didn't get to marry my favorite sister or continue to be friends with my husband.
So setting aside if Jane would even be capable of any of what you suggested, dear Anon, what is more important: petty revenge or your beloved sister's happiness?
i've never seen a more disgusted live chat than when the prince took a whiff of that shoe. truly a defining moment.
Alright, I know it’s out there and I need it.
Who has the Great Gatsby Slime Tutorial. Cough it up please and thank you.
(Genuinely I, like a lot of people, Really want to see it, and if I see one more clip of it on my TikTok and can’t watch the full thing I’m going to scream)
greek mythology musicals my beloved
This is partly inspired by a tweet and was way funnier In my head. The other inspiration is the escalator to get to the subway in Washington D.C which could a quite possibly actually decend into hell. I think they’re the longest/steepest ever.
Jonah Magnus being irish whil me hating the irish is honestly great cus I can imagine him trying to hide it while everyone is completely underwhelmed by his secret
My friend's headcanon of Jonah Magnus (and by extension, Elias) hating Irish people is so ingrained into my mind that I actually thought it was real and spent ages thralling through the wiki to fact check it
Wanted to do a silly drawing of them, the more sad ones will definitely come later when we know more
She/They/It ○ Proof that can Classic Lovers Stupid ○ TMA Brainrot ○ "We Irish are too Poeticial to be Poets, A Nation of Failures but the best Talkers since the Greeks" - Oscer Wilde ○ The Autism is Strong with Me ○ Of Course I'm Queer Aswell○
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