I am seeing Remus "curled like a geisha, a presence in his (Ford's) bed."
Oh God, what a gorgeous image. I love how in the book there are continuous reminders that Dan is tall and brave and strong (stronger than Ford in many ways) that add to rather than detract from elements such as the depiction of him as quiet and self-effacing or the use of the metaphor you mentioned. That complexity of characterization is one of my favorite things about both Dan and Remus.
Also, I really like how you refer to Remus as carrying a legacy of death with him--that's beautifully phrased--though I'm not sure how much the mode of transferal matters. After all, he and Dan are both suffering from communicable diseases that they received in childhood, that to a large extent determine how they interact with other people, and that have treatments but no cures. It seems as though their diseases already have the most important characteristics in common, and everything else is window dressing.
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Date: 2004-01-12 06:21 pm (UTC)Oh God, what a gorgeous image. I love how in the book there are continuous reminders that Dan is tall and brave and strong (stronger than Ford in many ways) that add to rather than detract from elements such as the depiction of him as quiet and self-effacing or the use of the metaphor you mentioned. That complexity of characterization is one of my favorite things about both Dan and Remus.
Also, I really like how you refer to Remus as carrying a legacy of death with him--that's beautifully phrased--though I'm not sure how much the mode of transferal matters. After all, he and Dan are both suffering from communicable diseases that they received in childhood, that to a large extent determine how they interact with other people, and that have treatments but no cures. It seems as though their diseases already have the most important characteristics in common, and everything else is window dressing.