Brittain was enlightened for her age, but I found this passage unsettling.
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I often wonder how many male homosexuals, actual and potential, owe their hatred and fear of women to the warped minds of the men who taught them in school.
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She highly valued her intimacy with her beloved brother, and yet it's obvious he kept his homsexuality a secret from her. Roland also will keep at least one major personal issue from her, which she only discovers later. It's rather obvious that Vera doesn't care for other women and prides herself on her closeness to men, but at least some of that is more on her side, apparently..