Re: Lillian's view on sexuality
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:10 am
I don't really have much of a concern about Lillian's sexuality so much as I have an interest in learning why it is that Roomie is so explicitly sexual with nearly everyone she knows. Lillian and Roomie are such polar opposites, as said before, but not necessarily because Roomie is "active" and Lillian is "lethargic;" but more that Roomie's emotional connectivity is expressed, primarily, through her sexuality while Lillian expresses her emotional connectivity through an emotional possessiveness (her relationship with Alan is a strong indicator, and her growing acceptance of Roomie is a marker of the two having a rather deep friendship, one that may not be as possessive because Lillian is no longer nearly as isolated from the world as she was when it was only her and Alan). Roomie's relations with people were, until she met Lillian, shown to be more superficial, as you can kinda see with certain folks who approached her about other developments in their relationship. I'm inclined to think that most of them are more like acquaintances than friends. Roomie's promiscuity surely confused others regarding their relationship. Were they lovers or just friends? Given that it wasn't until recently that Roomie has been seen hanging out with anyone, it's somewhat debatable whether she was close to anyone from the bar at all beforehand.
Lillian, on the other hand, almost exclusively takes friendship to a depth that sort of exposes the mask Roomie has that makes sure she can deflect people from getting too close to her. Most of Roomie's sexual suggestions and comments come off, when I think about it, as compliments that Lillian probably deciphers through the literal context. Given that Lillian seems to be very interested in psychology, it may be that she has a filter, of sorts, for Roomie's chatter that, while registering the puns, also probably interprets what she more likely is expressing. Notice that Lillian's only genuinely surprised by Roomie's compliments (as evidenced by the immediately and abundantly obvious blushing) when Roomie doesn't throw any of her sexuality into it. In a sense, she's naked in those moments, and that is what Lillian is "attracted to" the most. If Lillian is not asexual or repressed, it's more likely, to me, that she's more interested in a person's personality than their body.
I realize I could have taken this way down a path that doesn't exist.
Lillian, on the other hand, almost exclusively takes friendship to a depth that sort of exposes the mask Roomie has that makes sure she can deflect people from getting too close to her. Most of Roomie's sexual suggestions and comments come off, when I think about it, as compliments that Lillian probably deciphers through the literal context. Given that Lillian seems to be very interested in psychology, it may be that she has a filter, of sorts, for Roomie's chatter that, while registering the puns, also probably interprets what she more likely is expressing. Notice that Lillian's only genuinely surprised by Roomie's compliments (as evidenced by the immediately and abundantly obvious blushing) when Roomie doesn't throw any of her sexuality into it. In a sense, she's naked in those moments, and that is what Lillian is "attracted to" the most. If Lillian is not asexual or repressed, it's more likely, to me, that she's more interested in a person's personality than their body.
I realize I could have taken this way down a path that doesn't exist.