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Hi. this is how I pictured the Greek class.
My roommate and I are in the process of creating a drinking game for my birthday; I thought you all might get a kick out of our Henry Winter joker card.
Bunny
My deepest apologies if someone has beat me to making this
I've been wanting to make a post about Richard's idea about "the fatal flaw," for a while now.He opens asking" "Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that shadowy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside of literature?" Now, the thing is, the term fatal flaw largely ties back to Aristotle's Poetics, translating the Greek word ἁμαρτία. But ἁμαρτία doesn't really mean "fatal flaw," it means "mistake." Richard is really desperate to portray the events of the novel as fated. He ended up at Hampden because a flyer dropping out of his closet, Bunny's death caused the trouble it did because of the snow, etc. The term "fatal flaw" evokes this sense of fate, too. It removes agency, implies that everyone is born with some predetermined singular fault. But really, tragedy happens––fortunes switch from good to bad, as Aristotle says––not because of some inherent, fated evil, but because of human mistakes. This is far less romantic, but it's far more tragic. And of course, it's far more true.
(If ya'll want to read more about misunderstanding ἁμαρτία in tragedy, "Misunderstanding Oedipus Rex," by ER Dodds is a really interesting read that partially inspired this post.)
Camilla’s raspy voice save me… save me Camilla’s raspy voice…
Okay, okay so I’ve been thinking a lot about TSH but genderbent and I made a list of headcanons. Please tell me your thoughts I love thinking about this concept so much…
RICHARD
- Girl Richard longs for androgynous mystique, but doesn’t quite have the confidence to commit. She has her hair down to her shoulders, and wears simple skirts and blouses, but is never really comfortable in them. Girl Henry and Girl Francis’s tendencies to wear men’s clothing is very inspirational to her, and the more time she spends with the Greek class, the more she starts to embrace androgyny.
- Grew up in a “women are better seen than heard” household, still has a hard time speaking up because of this. Her father is upset that she, as a woman, wanted to go to college at all.
- Thinks Ripley from Alien is “really cool.”
- Jealous of Girl Francis’s “boyish” frame. And maybe something more than jealous hmm…
- Kind of a “not like other girls” girl, judges other girls for wearing too much makeup etc.
- Obviously into Boy Camilla, but doesn’t think that the girl can ask out the guy, so doesn’t think she can do anything about it.
HENRY
- Girl Henry would have a very complicated relationship with her gender. Tends to see her woman-ness as an inherent weakness and tries to compensate through rigorous exercise, study, and stoic practices. This also complicates her relationship with her chronic pain.
- Because of this she can sometimes be a little sexist, and blames Girl Charles’s emotionality and concerns about killing Bunny on her being too feminine.
- Wears almost exclusively men’s clothes, also easier to find because she’s very tall, but has very very long hair (I may have stolen this from you @nahmann, hope that’s okay lol).
- Has very long lovely eyelashes.
- Gets evil period cramps (sorry Girl Henry).
- Her father is bitter that his only child and heir is a girl.
- Thinks that Boy Camilla won’t like her because she’s taller than him, but no worries because Boy Camilla is actually into this.
- People tend to be rude about the fact that she very rarely smiles.
FRANCIS
- Girl Francis has a 1940’s bob (or alternatively finger waves when it's shorter), and is generally very particular about her hair and stressed about it getting messed up.
- Wears matte dark red lipstick.
- Still wears pince-nez and very fancy suits, both with skirts and slacks. Also wears sleek fur coats sometimes, and the classic black great coat other times.
- Passionate about perfume, goes for smoky scents.
- Has a very strong love for Medea and Dido. This may or may not have to do with the fact that she’s been called “hysterical” a lot throughout her life.
- People tend to think of her as rather bitchy as she comes across as cold and stuck up at first.
- Gets very competitive because she hates to be underestimated, will argue relentlessly.
- Once laughed in a man’s face for telling her that she was “too pretty to smoke as much as she does.”
- Gets intense pregnancy anxiety even though she doesn’t sleep with men.
CAMILLA
- Boy Camilla is very stoic and reserved, friendly enough but lets his sister do most of the talking.
- People think it’s weird he hangs out with only girls.
- Feels very responsible for his sister, thinks of her as very fragile and vulnerable. As Francis suggests that Camilla would be more possessive of Charles if she could, Boy Camilla is very protective about Girl Charles dating, and tends to other boys have bad intentions with her. She also had a bit of a silent feud with Girl Francis over this.
- In spite of this, a lot of people assume that Girl Francis and Boy Camilla are dating, which they both find funny (and annoying).
- Likes that Girl Henry doesn’t expect him to take care of her, and in fact wants to take care of him.
- Still has that short shaggy haircut.
- Dresses pretty casually compared to the others.
CHARLES
- I imagine Girl Charles is very pretty and charming. She turns a lot of heads, and she relishes this although she brushes it off.
- Has the energy of a nymph, a very natural beauty, always wind-swept hair and flushed cheeks.
- Is considered a bit sporty as she likes to drive, spend time outside, ride horses
- Her “moodiness” is taken more seriously, but also looked down upon more. She is insecure about being “over emotional,” but also plays it up sometimes to get what she wants.
- Her passiveness of Boy Camilla comes across more as “I’m helpless without you, I need you to protect me, no one else can do it,” although it can quickly become more angry (and still violent) when pushed against.
- Has the kind of homoerotic girl friendship with Girl Francis where she will be extremely physical and complimentary (sit on her lap, hold her hand, tell her how pretty she looks), but gets really upset whenever it’s suggested that this could be misconstrued. Poor Girl Francis, this drives her crazy of course.
BUNNY
- Well, girl bunny would be a lot like his mother, I think…plays up melodrama for attention, loves to play the victim.
- Dresses hyperfeminine, not unlike Marion is described, but wears a lot of pearls and “subtle” fancy jewelry and perfume.
- Wears pale pink or orange-ish lipstick.
- Will use being a woman as an excuse for incompetence. Also as an excuse to get men to buy things for her ofc…
- Can cry on command and will.
- Calls Girl Henry a number of slurs for being “mannish” when their relationship is deteriorating.
Okay so I may have started a sapphic Winterpapen sketch…
defaulting to Camilla when I don’t know what to draw
Sitting on the beach at Henry Winter levels of pale right now. Hashtag embarrassed 😖
Okay but…Sapphic Winterpapen. Consider this.
When I tell you RAHH 🦅
In my mind, femHenry has this long fundamentalist Christian hair that she keeps in a fuckass utilitarian braid for practicality, and so the first time femRichard sees it worn loose, she’d short circuit.
She’d go nuts for it, I see her in my minds eye: grabbing a limp strand and bringing it to her mouth, running it’s softness over her bottom lip. Or a hesitant hand reaching out to card her fingers through it, brushing it back from Henry’s eyes, off her forehead, before bringin her hand back round to run her knuckles over the curve of her face.
I also have this image of Henry standing in the bathroom mirror at the country house for hours getting the perfect Mediterranean curls with vintage hot tools in preparation for a bacchanal attempt.
And after the fateful night, working twigs and leaves out of a bloody mess of tangles at five am, awash in the threatening telltale cool blue that precedes the dawn.
Oh, I could throw you in the lake Or feed you poisoned birthday cake I won't deny I'm gonna miss you when you're gone Oh, I could bury you alive But you might crawl out with a knife And kill me when I'm sleeping
New tattoo (which may or may not be a subtle nod to Camilla Macaulay)
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