>Lady Macbeth was written by a man
>Nora Barnacle was written by a man
>Anna Karenina was written by a man
>Emma Bovary was written by a man
>Tess Durbeyfield was written by a man
>Cordelia was written by a man
>Ophelia was written by a man
>tfw all the greatest women characters were written by men
>tfw in literature, men show a greater understanding of women than women do
really makes you think
Repressed trannies
> its another sexually frustrated MRA episode
I try to avoid books with non male characters in them.
>calling Molly Bloom Nora Barnacle
>tfw will never have the companionship of a woman
>fwy will either hate women or idolize them
>tfw either one will only put that human connection further from reach
Joyce's wife used to say that he was terrible with women and had no idea what they actually thought whenever another writer praised his writing of women
>>9527537
>Nora Barnacle was written by a man
Really makes you think.
>>9527604
it's too bad Joyce's wife was an absolute idiot who thought that Joyce should become a singer instead of a writer
>>9527604
of course - thats what every woman thinks about every man - doesnt make it true
What is good about those female characters? I reckon you just think they're complex because half of them an hero.
>>9527617
>>9527611
she wasn't an idiot, just a totally down-to-earth working class girl (and, yes, pleb) and the only one not to begin crawling up Joyce's sphincter every time he entered a room (not that he didn't deserve it). That's why he loved her - he was more interested in her sphincter than she was in his
>"It is doubtful whether Man ever mentally knew Woman. It is certain that Woman never knew Man."
-Frederick Rolfe in "Hadrian VII"