Some supplementary analysis of fingersmith---continuously updated

Vito 2022-12-02 11:43:01

On the formation of the sexual orientation of two people:

Existing scientific research believes that the causes of homosexuality are hormones, genes, and acquired experiences. 1. Hormones: Sexual orientation has been formed in a few months, and it is related to the comprehensive environment of the mother's uterus. If the mother is emotionally unstable and in poor physical condition during pregnancy, it may lead to too little estrogen in girls or too little androgen in boys. thereby affecting their sexual orientation. Sue's mother's emotional ups and downs during pregnancy can be seen from the original book. Aunt Saxby was abandoned by her husband. I am afraid it took a long time to calm down. Therefore, it is possible that the two people caused the child's congenital sexual orientation change during the pregnancy. The second cause is genes, which indirectly affect the secretion of hormones. There are too few clues to analyze. The third is acquired experience. It is also the reason for the general analysis. In addition to Maud's disgust and indifference to the love of men and women because he was forced to read Xiao Huangshu from adolescence, I concluded another reason without carefully checking the information, which is the Oedipus plot. Freud believed that the sexual desire of boys stems from the Oedipus complex, and the sexual desire of girls stems from the Electra complex. This intimacy over time also affects sexual orientation as they grow up. One study seems to conclude that the percentage of girls who think they are bisexual is higher than that of boys, and it seems more normal for girls to kiss and hug each other with best friends, at least it is more normal than the kiss between boys and buddies. too much. I guess it may be because women take on more of the role of homeschooling children, so both boys and girls actually have more contact with their mothers and are more intimate, or in other words, many girls also have an Oedipus plot. So may be more accepting of homosexuality when you grow up. Going back to the novel, it is well known that Sue has a deep love for Aunt Saxby. But read the original book carefully and it says that Maud grew up in a lunatic asylum with the nurses who were like her mother, who still loved her very much. So both of them experienced maternal love deeply in childhood. Some people in the comments said that it is a story of a natural twist and a natural twist. I think on the contrary, Su is a natural twist (her mother's hormone levels during pregnancy are more likely to be abnormal), and Mo De is caused by an acquired encounter. distortion.

I saw someone in Tianya analyze whether Maud would fall in love with her if sue retains other her characteristics, but the identity is not part of the conspiracy but the next ordinary maid. The person asking the question thought no, because then Maud wouldn't care so much about Sue's every move. I think there will be a certain influence, but not for this reason, but after careful consideration, I can only sigh that the above premise cannot be established at all. If Sue is really a maid, she can't be the Sue now. Now the characteristic of this Su is that he is not like a maid, which is why he brings a different warmth to Maud in the dark. If you really don't think about the possibility but take this as the premise, then I say that Maud will definitely fall in love with sue even more without hindrance. In fact, when she was young, she was already vaguely interested in the maid before Agnes, and that maid was just as good to her as Sue.

Post bar netizens' questions answered:

1. Property. The aunt asked Susan's mother to write down the voucher, and her property susan and maud were half of each person. It is clearly written in the original book that the movie has already been said by the aunt because of the time limit, and it is not repeated when reading the letter. Second, feelings. Sue has fallen in love with Maud in the process of getting along with her, but at the beginning, because she paid more attention to her mission - deceiving Maud to make a lot of money - her reason has always restrained her emotions. The reason why she attaches so much importance to her mission and desperately suppresses her emotions is that she has a deep love for Aunt Saxby. After all, in her opinion, she was raised purely out of love by someone who was greater than her biological mother, and only knew someone for herself. A girl who has a little affection for two months ignores her aunt. Isn't this unfilial and selfish? Secondly, the people at the bottom of the area also have a small society that they know each other well. Susan is also a little famous on lant street, the daughter of a female snitch, and the adopted daughter of the tumultuous Aunt Saxby. Aunt should also declare her to the public. Going to make a lot of money (Ying and the back rumored that she ran away with the money privately), so she is under pressure from the expectations of the outside society. John is a typical example of the worldly pressures around her. What's more, in the 19th century Victorian society was conservative, and homosexuality was regarded as a disease, a crime, and taboo. Sue and Maud can never live in secular society as lovers, and it is hard to explain if they are just friends. Instead of getting the money, they brought back a pampered eldest lady, which the family couldn't accept. It doesn't work for Maud in any way. From Sue's point of view, if you tell Maud that she loves her, what will be the consequences, because Sue grew up in a simple environment, she may not know the concept of homosexuality at all, she may feel that she is this This kind of psychology is abnormal. If you tell Maud rashly, not only will he be considered mentally ill, but the conspiracy itself is a crime. Maud would be angry and would tell her uncle that Sue would be arrested, possibly put in jail, put in a lunatic asylum, or even hanged like her mother, and the price was too high. But after the night they had a skin-to-skin kiss, Sue actually knew that Maud also loved her like a lover. Later, when the two met with a knife, Sue reflected that at that time it was actually possible that the two had joined forces to deceive the gentleman, but they still did not tell the truth. Because she still can't be sure of the depth of Maud's feelings for her, and she still can't be sure of the benefits and costs of telling Maud the truth, and under this uncertainty, Sue is still cowardly.

Regarding the performance of the actors, everyone in the country has an obvious tendency to prefer EC, and they all cry out that they love maud. However, some foreign comments seem to be more optimistic about SH's performance. Guess from a cultural point of view, perhaps because Eastern culture is relatively more conservative, and the expression of love is more subtle and euphemistic, which is beautiful, so Maud's repressed, silent and fiery love is particularly moving. Another point is that, according to an analysis of an article I read, Europe and the United States (or only the United States. Forget it) have richer facial expressions in expressing emotions, and pay more attention to the mouth and eyebrows, which are reflected in their emoji, and often distinguish between different expressions. It is the mouth, eg. :) is the smiling face, :( is unhappy. The Chinese facial expressions are relatively less exaggerated and rich, which is influenced by the implicit and reserved culture, but the attention to the eyes is relatively higher. Look at Wechat expression packs, most of our emojis have obvious depictions on the eyes and express different emotions. Children who like EC performances are emphasizing that EC speaks with their eyes. But in the above foreign comments, the author also agrees with EC's Performance, but specifically only uses stony to describe facial expressions, but does not mention eyes at all. On the contrary, everyone in China generally thinks sue is somewhat funny, especially her eyebrows are always picked up, but maybe in the eyes of Westerners This is the performance of rich emotional expression and superb acting.

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Fingersmith quotes

  • Maud Lilly: Please don't touch me, stifle me, smother me... pretend to love me.

    Mrs. Sucksby: Pretend?

  • Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers: [to Maud] You think life is hard with money? You should try it without!