Yes, did you notice the bit where the young soldier who is about to be hanged panics, and Grey thinks, "Can you not die like a man, at least?" He doesn't seem ever to be in doubt of his own masculinity, regardless of his sexual preferences. -- LJG Discussion board

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Date Posted: 14:48:33 10/15/07 Mon
Author: maddiej
Subject: Yes, did you notice the bit where the young soldier who is about to be hanged panics, and Grey thinks, "Can you not die like a man, at least?" He doesn't seem ever to be in doubt of his own masculinity, regardless of his sexual preferences.
In reply to: kgp 's message, "The other aspect is that these books must stand alone. To have John be a hero for this story he must be free to act as he will rather than be constrained by comparison to another character a novice reader may not be aware of. That said, a parallel between John and Jamie also questions a stereotypic view of a homosexual man as being less capable of heroics than a heterosexual hero. Going to Conmama's remarks above, I like that John is no less "manly" in his duty and life than Jamie, excepting his attraction to Percy rather than Isobel." on 12:46:09 10/15/07 Mon

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Yes! It was almost an aside, but it spoke volumes about his sense of masculinity. (NT) -- pamelalass, 15:51:42 10/15/07 Mon

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