I just started reading Blood Meridan for the first time and I was kinda shocked to see the casual use of one of the worst slurs in the English language. I’m just wondering if this is a Huckleberry Finn thing and “justified” in some way? Or more like a Pulp Fiction situation where Tarantino seemed to throw it in there just because he could? Because honestly, I know this is close to being a modern-day classic but there are a lot of amazing books out there I’ve not yet read and I don’t know if it’s worth it to pollute my brain like that or just move on to something else.
“Pollute your brain?” If you can’t handle morally bad characters and situations just read something else. I can’t believe this needs to be said, but Blood Meridian is not a morality tale
Thank god some sense. Honestly, I often wonder do people expect dark subjects to be all sunshine’s and rainbows. 🙄
This post feels like OP subtly bragging about how they’re a good person because they don’t like the N word. As a black person, I find this whole conversation unbearably obnoxious
Or people being shocked that bad/evil characters do and say bad/evil things. Or that stories set in the past don’t conform to modern morals.