![]() Back then, in the time of this book after the Civil War in Ireland, it could mean being locked up in mental home for the rest of their lives.Īnd now the girl, the woman, the old lady who is a century old is telling her tale to her doctor. But today the punishment is generally only social exclusion from (hypocritical) social groups. Not a nice person, not someone you'd want to mix with. It's not much different today, is it? Call a girl a slut and people look at her askance. And should the woman have a baby outside marriage, then the accusation is proved and the girl condemned and if punishment follows, it will be considered validated. ![]() ![]() On the one hand it attracts young men, sometimes into marriage, and on the other it can seem to justify the accusation of being called a slut. Sexuality in beautiful young women in backward societies is a double-edged sword. ![]()
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