Mika
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Tracy Chevalier:
Hello, I am currently writing my thesis on "Othello" and "New Boy" in (partial) comparative analysis. I was wondering if maybe there was a specific trait (or tendency of rhetoric) in the role of Iago that inspired you to write Ian and Ian's "perspective" the way you did in your novel? Best regards
Tracy Chevalier
Hi Kami,
Good luck with that thesis, and my apologies for the late reply. You have perhaps already turned it in! I'm not sure I can be of help. I wrote Ian from a slightly different slant, since he is a boy and Iago a man. Iago is a masterful manipulator, while Ian is a playground bully looking for any way to obtain power, and uses a more primitive/undeveloped form of manipulation on Osei. Will he grow up to be an Iago? Possibly.
Good luck with your work!
TC
Good luck with that thesis, and my apologies for the late reply. You have perhaps already turned it in! I'm not sure I can be of help. I wrote Ian from a slightly different slant, since he is a boy and Iago a man. Iago is a masterful manipulator, while Ian is a playground bully looking for any way to obtain power, and uses a more primitive/undeveloped form of manipulation on Osei. Will he grow up to be an Iago? Possibly.
Good luck with your work!
TC
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