The Death of Doctor Island Movie

Jeff Wilson · 17 Oct 2006, 02:52 · from 2006-October.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:52:51 -0500
Subject: (urth) The Death of Doctor Island Movie
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0610171053120.11675 at orpheus.qimr.edu.au>
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	<Pine.LNX.4.58.0610171053120.11675 at orpheus.qimr.edu.au>
Message-ID: <45344583.8050202 at io.com>

David Duffy wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, David DiGiacomo wrote:
> 
>> I agree that The Death of Doctor Island is accessible in terms of
>> understanding the plot, but I also find it to be one of Wolfe's most
>> disturbing and offensive stories.  I can't imagine what a mass audience
>> would make of it.
> 
>>>> Care to expound on why you find it offensive?
>> Oh, blatant misogyny.
>>
> 
> Well, _A Boy and His Dog_ got made into a movie...

Mez Smith was an equal member of The Committee, and Quilla is both a 
willing exploiter of her sex and the rescuer of the nominal hero. They 
also have the essential conversation about a non-men subject required 
for a sufficiently feminist film.

-- 
Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
< http://www.io.com/~jwilson >

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