Sex

[triskellian]

(Edited to remove spoiler. Whoops.)

I've been studying The Passion of New Eve and The Wasp Factory, and this question came up in the class:

(Edited again ;-) Can't seem to change the poll options now it's done, but I mean 'sex' in the question, not 'gender' (thanks, onebyone). Also, everyone gets to see which way you vote, in case you're bothered by that sort of thing.)

[Poll #141730]

OK, I'm not entirely sure about the phrasing, and I've forgotten the difference between 'sex' and 'gender', but I'm interested. Oh, and I've never done a poll before ;-)

And my answer is... that the fact that I'm a girl is a pretty big deal in how I see myself. This probably surprises no one ;-)

Comments

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

Er, that could be regarded as a reasonably major Wasp Factory spoiler, y'know :)

Only now that you've said it is. Not that it matters, because it's impossible to spoil the endings of Banks' books any more than he already has himself.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Only now that you've said it is

Actually, I disagree with you on that, but to debate it here would be mean more spoilers. And possibly be dull to boot.

The writing at the end of the Wasp Factory always reminded me of the way I finished stories at junior school when I as sick of them and wanted them to go away...

[triskellian]

There's kind of a point to the different writing at the end, but, yeah, I basically agree with you ;-) Rather annoying to find the first book I've ever had to study that I've already read is one I really don't like ;-(