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Re: RAINBOW CADENZA
SC ( 11/30/2004, 18:01:26 )It's too bad that you're not around to discuss this, but just in case you pop in again, I want to mention that I've read this book now.There are three related characters who take up the same art form, lasegraphy, at some point in their lives. Eleanor, the mother, starts taking lessons at age four and is forced to stop when she is orphaned at age nine. Vera, the parthenogenetically conceived daughter, starts lessons at age four and continues until age fifteen, when she has a breakdown/personality crisis during her first major performance. Joan, Eleanor's sexually conceived daughter, starts lessons at five (at which time Eleanor starts studying lasegraphy again as well), and has a breakdown during her first major performance at age twelve. However, the characters' actions are not just determined by genetic predisposition, but by their relationships to each other. Vera breaks down because she believes her mother won't let her have an identity of her own, and will take credit for what she achieves, then is jealous of Joan's talent. The jealousy eats at Vera, and she can't face the thought that she gave up when Joan and Eleanor start becoming successful. Vera tries to commit suicide by throwing herself in front of Joan's laser, Eleanor tries to stop her and gets all but killed by it, and Joan tries to go on and compete while still dealing with the trauma of those events.Overall, the family dynamics are quite complicated; none of the characters are the same as they would have been if they had developed in isolation from each other. Eleanor also shows more artistic ability than I think you give her credit for, although Joan is definitely presented as the most talented. The most stereotypical thing might be that Vera is presented as the villain.
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