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Louise Monroe (WWTBGN) She Would Get The Flowers Herself (Went to…
Louise Monroe (WWTBGN)
She Would Get The Flowers Herself
Aware
...of issues around the world
There's water used for flowers, not people
Can't take pleasure from certain things because she knows the backstory
Not typical female, not wanting flowers/ring
Feminist theory
Men giving women these gifts
Male power over female
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People need to mine for diamonds
Class divisions
Yet still accepts it
Conflict
"corny in retrospect, but it had been charming at the time"
From: She Would Get the Flowers Herself
Cynical of things most people would like
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Flowers
Diamonds
"she hadn't wanted a diamond, big or otherwise"
"beauty measured in the size of a diamond"
Feeling worthless without Patrick
Abusive relationship?
Could be due to previous relationships :
40 years old
Went to therapy
Despite swearing she wouldn't
Did it for Patrick
He represented "a chance to change, to become like other people"
Conformity
Key thing Louise battles against especially later on
Feels societal pressure to be a good wife/ mother
Wants freedom
Did it for Archie
"thinking that his problems must be a result of hers"
Went to therapy "when Archie's behaviour was at it's most worrying"
Told to store up all bad thoughts at bottom of the sea
Though was left with no positive thoughts
Non-confrontational
Bottle feelings up
Feel trapped
Could explode
Has an English degree
Hence literary references
Active mind
Contrasting with old views of women
Submissive
Feminist theory
Atkinson exploring changing roles of women
Though thinks Patrick may have "hypnotized her"
Tamed
Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe
Lothian and Borders Police
Interested in Alison Needler case
Contrast between:
Louise
Has a lot
"expensive flat"
"wearing the rock the size of Gibraltar"
However feels she took the "wrong road"
"wanted to be out there somewhere living the outlaw life, wearing jewels an furs, toting a gun"
Gabrielle
Things taken away
Art
Urban area
Life
First line: "She would drive into town"...
theoretic
Fated, forced into it
Compulsion not desire
First line is what she intends to do
Not what she wants to do