(04-06-2017, 07:21 PM)Juliette Wrote:(04-06-2017, 07:13 PM)Mrtrick Wrote:(04-06-2017, 06:54 PM)Juliette Wrote:(04-06-2017, 06:46 PM)Hexenadler Wrote:(04-06-2017, 06:33 PM)Tara Wrote: Here tt's the same. Some say Adalind did rape Nick. Some say Adalind didn't rape Nick.
But it is in the eye of the beholder.
Uh...no, Adalind raped Nick. If a prosecutor with even half a brain were to cite the evidence of what happened right down to the last detail, Adalind would be found guilty of rape inside any court room. There's no ambiguity here. Sorry.
Hexenadler, I agree with you. This is the same thing I think. And that's why I can not understand why Nick and Adalind are in a "supposedly" relationship are. It's not okay.
The problem with this notion, is that Nick would have to actually believe he was raped. He doesn't, so end of story. A third party can't come in and tell him he was, if he's not going to go along with the notion. Also, considering the fact that she was basically coerced into doing this, I'd say there are extenuating circumstances. Child abduction can cause people to act impulsively. Plus, if you want punishment, she was locked in a dungeon and psychologically tortured for quite a while afterwards.
He is a man do you think, he says he is raped by a woman?
He is far more concerned with how Juliette's feeling in the aftermath. The act itself doesn't really seem to give him much pause, other than embarrassment that he didn't notice the difference. In all later conversations about the issue, he seems completely unperturbed. He even jokes about it with Monroe. Perhaps this is indicative of a fundamental difference in the way men and women view an issue like this. As a member of the male persuasion, I suppose I could be guilty of comparmentalizing the act from the emotion. A caveman mentality of "Me want sex...Me had sex...When me have sex again?" For women it becomes more personal, and by it's nature, invasive. But for Nick, the act was the act and nothing more. It only becomes personal after the fact, when it affects someone he loves. Later, when Juliette has to turn into Adalind, it's not like he suffers a bout of PTSD during the event. He appears to be enjoying himself. And farther on, when Adalind says she wishes she could take back the things she did, Nick says, "Except Kelly", alluding to their encounter. The thought of said event doesn't seem to have much lingering negativity for Nick, because they kiss immediately after. In addition to basically telling her he's been thinking about making out with her a lot lately. Maybe you can blame male-centric writing for not dwelling on the issue. But since Nick is himself, a male character, that representation seems to follow it's due course.