Would it be crazy if I said that out of all The Secret History characters, Bunny & Camillaâs relationship intrigues me the most?
Like, say what you will about Bunny, heâs the only one in the Greek class that doesnât have any type of romantic interest in her. We know that Richard loves her, that Henry appears to as well, everything that happens between her and Charles, and even that her and Francis did something. And thatâs excluding the bacchanal.
And this is mentioned multiple times.
On page 457 & 458, Francis says, âBunny wouldnât go near Camilla, you know, he would hardly even look at her. He used to say that she wasnât his typeâŚâ
On page 226, he says, âYou couldnât pay me to sleep with you, girlie.â
But, really, even beyond that, these two have such an interesting dynamic that we never really see.
On page 39, itâs the two of them that say the whole âto liveâ & âto live foreverâ lines.
On page 57, he agrees that sheâs pretty, smart, and lovely. Actually, he compares her to Diana, and this part really gets me because come on, itâs Diana. The goddess whose symbols are deer, the moon, and hunting. But most of all, it really gets me because sheâs a virgin goddess.
On page 100, itâs said that he went with her to the emergency room.
On page 224, when discussing Bunnyâs misogyny, it says, âWith Camilla he was forced to assume a slightly more paterntalistic stance, beaming down at her with the condescension of an old papa toward a dimwit child.â
On page 268, right before they kill him, she says, âHi, Bun.â And he says, âHi yourself.â And this line just really kills me. Itâs silly, but itâs just so shocking to me how friendly they all seem right before everything.
On page 359, she mentions burying Bunny, and I know she says it in a way to imply that itâs just because she thinks itâs bad luck, but I always think about how sheâs the only one who cared if he had a proper burial.
On page 375, when they talk to the agents about Bunny, she cries, and she could just be faking to avoid suspicion but⌠I mean⌠it still gets me⌠I am nothing if not delusional.
But the part that most of all tempted me to rethink them is because of page 452, when she says, âHi, you.â And Richard says, âHi yourself.â Just like she and Bunny did. And then she says, âIn the closet thereâs a scarf [Bunny] left the last time he was here. I keep running across it. It still smells like him.â
They just fascinate me so much. Please tell me more about them. Please give Camilla one friend that doesnât sexualize her (as much as everyone else at least)⌠pleaseâŚ
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