Benzine Ring
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Posted by Cassia on November 09, 1997 at 17:27:46:
As I read through Possession this time, I was struck with the notion that Leonora and Blackadder become a 'couple'. If they are this in a sexual sense, I cannot tell, nevertheless, they are a setpiece. Yet, in reality, there are no couples in this novel. Rather everyone is a leg of a triangle. Taking this into consideration:
- Blanche--Christabel--Ash
- Ellen--Ash--Christabel
- Ash--Christabel--May
- Blanche--Ash--Ellen
- Christabel--Blanche--Leonora
- Christabel--Maud--Leonora
- Val--Roland--Maud
- Roland--Maud--Fergus
- Euan--Val--Roland
- Beatrice--Blackadder--Leonora
- Ash--Roland--Blackadder
- Fergus--Maud--Roland
- Hildebrand--Cropper--Blackadder
- Sir George--Maud--Toby Byng
- Roland--Fergus--Cropper
- Euan--Toby Byng--Sir George
- Balnche--Christabel--Ellen
- Cropper--Blackadder--Leonora
Sorry, if I've missed any or if I've repeated. If we laid all the triplets beside one another they'd form a benzine ring. Everyone and everthing is connected, no one,(even a solicitor with about four lines) is left alone despite the isolation of their lives. Isolation, which is a major theme in modern novels. Byatt seems to say look again, we still connect, we can't help connecting (even the Croppers of the World) if we just take a moment to see. We all touch.
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