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Originally Posted by gmw
I still think we're in a bad position to assess Dick's sexuality in this book, we never see what might have been normal for him.
But I do really like your emphasis of comparing Vita to Isolda. I'd been thinking "life" was some relevance to Vita's relationship to Dick, and didn't see it as very significant, but I think you're right, its relevance is in comparison to Isolda. This led me to look up Isolda, which is apparently the Welsh form of Isolde, which is either "fair lady" or (according to babynames.com) "she who is gazed upon". Ha! It's almost corny in its directness, the author having her little joke with the story.
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Oh my goodness, I looked up Isolda too, but I didn't read far enough--I saw only "beautiful" and "fair," which didn't seem especially meaningful, so I gave up on it. But now the contrast is blazingly obvious. Thanks for finding that!
So ... I just looked up Roger, which means "famous spear," and then there's Dick ...