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something odd I noticed about the book


why is O never given a physical description?

"I'm very smart and very modern.That's all you need to know about me."~Far and Away

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Because it isn't important and would, in fact, be a distraction. By providing neither proper name nor physical description, the author invites the reader to identify with "O".


Woman is the Earth and Man is the Sky.

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That makes sense;i read the book for the first time last night and throughly enjoyed it.

"I'm very smart and very modern.That's all you need to know about me."~Far and Away

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E.L. James copied this approach for Fifty Shades of Grey.

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