Francis Abernathy Is Such A Fantastic Character To Me, Because He’s Not Outwardly Violent Like Charles,

Francis Abernathy is such a fantastic character to me, because he’s not outwardly violent like Charles, nor increasingly cold and self-serving like Henry, yet he is just as shallow. I often see the sentiment that his ending is so tragic and how he was forced into that unhappy, het marriage. As he expresses in his suicide letter, Francis ultimately succumbs to his own lack of moral strength and failure to act (“Forgive me for the things I did but mostly the ones I did not.”) Obviously I will acknowledge that the marriage situation was unfair — no one deserves to be ousted from their family for their sexuality. However, it really was not his only choice. Just as Richard comes to realise (and is quite disgusted by), Francis would rather remain trapped than have to get a job, provide for himself, and make his own life. It reminds me a lot of Julian’s ending, and how Richard says he could at least respect it if Julian had turned them in, since it would show some strength of character, but his running away only exposed how weak-willed he was all along. Perhaps Francis has a better moral compass than Henry, but his failure to use it renders him just as at fault for everything that happened. As always, Francis values his comfort over his happiness. That’s his fatal flaw.

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DON'T ASPIRE TO BE THE LIKE THE GREEK CLASS. THAT'S LITERALLY THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BOOK, MOCKING IDEAS OF SOCIAL SUPERIORITY BASED ON 'LEVELS OF INTELLIGENCE'.

JUDY LITTERALLY HAS THE SAME THOUGHTS AS JULIAN, YET DOESN'T ACT SO HIGH AND MIGHTY ABOUT IT. be. more. like. judy.

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