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ORIGINAL: MissyRane
um isn't The Story of O the modern version of Othello right? ...perhaps  I should watch/read it...

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ORIGINAL: angelic

porcelaine,

thank you very much.  This is what i was trying to get when i originally posted the question......other's views on it.  i knew when i first started reading it i was responding to it in a way that someone else may not.  you were very eloquent in your understanding of the book and of O.  i tend to over analyze many things.  i do, though, wish the author had given just a bit more of what O's thought processes were, instead of 'i do this for love' sort of thing.  yes she did take great pride in her service... but i wanted to know more of her... she seemed a bit one dimensional... but maybe i just need to re-read it again to catch the parts i may have missed.

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ORIGINAL: porcelaine

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ORIGINAL: angelic

porcelaine,

thank you very much.  This is what i was trying to get when i originally posted the question......other's views on it.  i knew when i first started reading it i was responding to it in a way that someone else may not.  you were very eloquent in your understanding of the book and of O.  i tend to over analyze many things.  i do, though, wish the author had given just a bit more of what O's thought processes were, instead of 'i do this for love' sort of thing.  yes she did take great pride in her service... but i wanted to know more of her... she seemed a bit one dimensional... but maybe i just need to re-read it again to catch the parts i may have missed.

You are most welcome. O exists to serve and please. That is her calling and station in life. Before she was consciously aware of her hidden desires and need, love was the inspiration behind her acts of submission on Rene's behalf. But as Sir Stephen would reveal, the supposed horrors she suffered were quietly enjoyed. Roissy merely provided an opportunity for her to relieve herself of the societal bonds and discover her true identity.

I don't believe she viewed herself in the vain that we do at present. It was simply a way of life. In most instances she did as instructed because there was nothing that compelled her to act differently. Perhaps a better way to put it is that maybe O really wasn't in service to Sir Stephen or Rene, but utilized them as tools to insure that her needs were met. At first glance it would appear to that she is serving them, but a closer look reveals she is doing precisely as she desires. Now who's the slave?

porcelaine

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ORIGINAL: MissyRane
um isn't The Story of O the modern version of Othello right? ...perhaps  I should watch/read it...

You might be thinking of "O" which is an updated movie version of Othello which takes place in a modern day high school.  It came out a few years ago.