Jessica also
>channels most of her energies into her son: the mother figure self-
>sacrificing so that her son can become a real hero. And how about
>Irulan's misery because Paul doesn't love her? She channels all that
>repressed passion into books and language, but 'really' just desiring to
>be a 'real' woman (ie loved and desired by Paul).
Isn't that what mothers do in their mother context: make sure their kids,
male or female, do better than they? As for Irulan, I felt pretty bad for
her, too. She, I can say honestly, was a true pawn, but I still don't see
that as sexist, just sad for her.
-Sean
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