It is not clear how much coercion was required for Rosie to sleep with Spider. Did he say to her, "You are tired of waiting for marriage and will sleep with me tonight?" More than likely Rosie came to realize that she actually loved this newer, better smelling, version of Charlie. When she found out it was Spider it didn't change the fact that she had come to love him - and realize she never loved Charlie.
Given the fact that Rosie's mother could resist Spider's charms I'm not so sure it was rape. I suspect it was the deception that hurt the Rosie more. She never seems upset by the sex or the fact that it happened before marriage.
I just thought of Spider as a force for good in Charlie's life. Neither of them realized it at the time of course but Spider was helping Charlie avoid a loveless marriage and a job he hated.
Daisy and Charlie made some sense to me. When they were mourning their father's death it was Charlie and not Spider who Daisy was following. She was more interested in Charlie and while they never had much alone time there was definitely a spark there.
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Date: 2005-10-11 12:52 pm (UTC)Given the fact that Rosie's mother could resist Spider's charms I'm not so sure it was rape. I suspect it was the deception that hurt the Rosie more. She never seems upset by the sex or the fact that it happened before marriage.
I just thought of Spider as a force for good in Charlie's life. Neither of them realized it at the time of course but Spider was helping Charlie avoid a loveless marriage and a job he hated.
Daisy and Charlie made some sense to me. When they were mourning their father's death it was Charlie and not Spider who Daisy was following. She was more interested in Charlie and while they never had much alone time there was definitely a spark there.