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May and Momo.
fayelovesbubbles:
To be honest, I sympathized with May. I don't agree at all with how she treated Winslow. It was shitty. But I work for 11 dollars an hour at the age of 34 while I watch 21 year olds jet off to Europe, so saying I know how May feels is a bit of an understatement.
BenRG:
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--- Quote from: BenRG on 04 Jun 2018, 23:22 ---May only knows Sven as 'that guy we've seen a few times in the coffee shop that makes Momo all hot and flustered'. I doubt that she knows of his history (or would care much if she did).
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She knows he's an asshole, which is really all anyone needs to. She may not know about his history but can sense that he's kind of a scumbag.
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Does she 'know' or is she just being defensive for a friend who has a crush and being rightfully suspicious of a guy who is very obviously a smooth operator? I think that you're projecting your omniscient audience perspective onto the characters in-universe.
dutchrvl:
--- Quote from: fayelovesbubbles on 05 Jun 2018, 04:48 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 04 Jun 2018, 23:22 ---May only knows Sven as 'that guy we've seen a few times in the coffee shop that makes Momo all hot and flustered'. I doubt that she knows of his history (or would care much if she did).
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She knows he's an asshole, which is really all anyone needs to. She may not know about his history but can sense that he's kind of a scumbag.
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Personally I think you're a bit harsh on Sven. Yes he is (or at least was) a dick with asshole-ish behavior in how he treated women, but I would mostly ascribe that to always having gotten what he wanted and general shallowness that came along with it. Not an excuse of course, but a reason.
I would absolutely not characterize him as inherently bad. He has clearly shown a lot of growth in his behavior and general attitude towards people/women. He has generally been very supportive and kind with his sister, plus let's not forget his kindness towards Hanners. Hanners clearly thinks of Sven as a good person overall, and to me her assessment counts for quite a lot.
I agree with BenRG that May hasn't really had enough interactions with Sven to really be able to characterize him. At most she could have sensed him to be a smooth talker (which he is or at least still comes across as I'm sure) and acted from a protective mode towards Momo.
Undrneath:
A lot of what makes us as readers dislike Sven is while we can see he is making progress he is still incredibly selfish. I agree that he isn't really a bad guy, but that doesn't really make him good yet. He may eventually get there and he seems to want to, he just has a lot of history to grow past.
fayelovesbubbles:
--- Quote from: Undrneath on 05 Jun 2018, 08:38 ---A lot of what makes us as readers dislike Sven is while we can see he is making progress he is still incredibly selfish. I agree that he isn't really a bad guy, but that doesn't really make him good yet. He may eventually get there and he seems to want to, he just has a lot of history to grow past.
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Thank you. I see no growth and no change in him at all.
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