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Who else has a major gripe about the character of Bobbi? She reads like an extreme parody of left-wing militant feminism, and yet Sally Rooney - or at least Frances - wants us to take her completely seriously, without any of her views or her attitude being challenged. Or is this - in some way - meant to be the "point" - that Frances is completely accepting of Bobbi, thus revealing Frances' own flaws.
Frances I felt that Bobbi was the sort of character that it is very hard to convey on the page-that she was a very charming/charismatic individual who would q…moreI felt that Bobbi was the sort of character that it is very hard to convey on the page-that she was a very charming/charismatic individual who would quickly become the focus of attention. We see that in how she quickly gets to know/gets into conversations with all sorts of peripheral characters-wait staff, a taxi driver, other guests at parties-and people will talk to her and be attracted to her (including Melissa). Their friendship in school was very much the friendship of a couple of misfits who only have each other and therefore become intensely drawn together, and as they move into Uni that sort of quirkiness and non-conformity becomes more accepted and even attractive.(less)
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