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re: Gigi: accents?

Posted by:	LegitOnce 09:14 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to:	re: Gigi: accents? - enoch10 03:54 pm EST 01/20/15

By "frank" I mean that she tells the whole truth without being coy or evasive or "polite." For her to say "And when it’s over and done with, Gaston Lachaille goes off with another lady and I have only to go into another gentleman’s bed” sounds shocking but in fact it is nothing but the plain truth, unfiltered through any sense of romanticism or glamour about the courtesan's life. And I disagree that Gigi "negotiates," at least in the conscious sense. She says frankly how she feels and what she thinks will be her reaction to becoming a courtesan, but then adds that even though she finds the prospect revolting, she will undergo it because she loves Gaston. That's it, period: no manipulation, just honesty and openness. And the magical thing that happens is that this honestly opens the heart of Gaston: he sees her generosity and he is inspired to rise to her level of integrity. All the conniving and bargaining and contracts mean nothing in the end; what matters is that Gigi stays true to herself, and by example reforms Gaston.

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