Some thoughts on Inara
POSTED BY: Noocyte
UPDATED: Thursday, January 30, 2003 20:13
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I don't see Inara as being as looked down upon, at least not by the majority of the places they go. Some of the far planets don't like her much, but all the Central Planets hold Companions in high favor.
Anyway, it doesn't seem to be a terminal illness she's running from, just doesn't seem to be in her nature. I'm thinking jilted lover is closer to the truth. Perhaps jilted lover that's high in the chain of Alliance command?
As for Book....Abbey? He's from an Abbey, but there are few abbeys around, so I wonder what he is, really. I also wonder why he's on a space ship going nowhere and knows how to shoot a gun and fight.
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As one of those "fanfic writers," the reason why I think she's having second thoughts is that the character seeems so sad. Even when she smiles, she seems sad and lonely...apart from everyone.
And it likely has much to do about the 21st century look on prostitutuion as a demeaning near-slavery, something that a woman is "forced into." A conversation with a former Nevada streetwalker played into "A Place in This Verse," as did a fantasy novel called "Kushiel's Dart" where the lead character is a courtesean, trained since she was barely out of infancy to be a playtoy for the nobility.
My sister speculates that she actually fell for a client...major no-no, and that the situation with Mal is an "oh, damn - not again."
My speculation is that, when she was younger, she liked the glamour and the allure of the high-class world. As she's getting older, she's seen what's behind the veneer and isn't impressed by it. If she were, then why wouldn't she be on something higher-end than a tramp ship full of smugglers?
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