Nov 15, 2009

Lust | Characters

The characters in "Lust" are drawn in such a manner as to highlight the dysfunction and disconnection of everyone involved. The protagonist herself is nameless and faceless, making the reader believe that she has already somehow disappeared, just as the men in her life have made her disappear after having sex. Similarly, the men are listed in a brief, perfunctory manner, and are identifiable only by their sexual acts or by other, easily objectified characteristics. None of the characters, either male or female, seems to be rooted in any type of historical or familial context. This in...