Can I get opinions (or maybe even the real answer
) on something? I love "Bitter Green," but am having a bit of trouble with the story. What does Gordon mean by "loving everyone that she met?" On the surface, it sounds merely like she is a nice, friendly girl. But when you put it in context...she's waiting for her lover to come back and she's not sure he will, it seems a bit odd. I would have thought she'd be anxious, lonely, and sad, which seems at odds with loving everyone that she met.
I also think it was a bit strange that she's "waiting for her master." You usually don't hear people call their lovers "master" unless there is some strange S&M or slave-type thing going on.
Anyway, please let me know what you think.
Ken