
First Draft - Chinelo Okparanta
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
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Is There a Moment of Gentleness in the Novel?
There are moments when we see the humanity of these characters. And, you know, as a reader, sometimes we gloss over those moments because we're so hung up on the negative aspect. Wertins characters are not actually the horrible people that they would lead you to think. They ar. One of those moments is chavin chevele, who is harry's mother, and who, unobasically, is stuck pretending in charm of a marriage. But she then carries out this affair relationship with her neighbour named lucinda a. It's one of the most tender moments m in the novel. Even harry notices it. He's witnessing it. And what's even more astonishing
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