Foxfire: Plot Discussion
How seductive Legs is in the beginning; how easy to understand why Maddie and Rita are pulled into her world. How easy to understand why they see the enemy as men, men with power to hurt and cheat those who are weak and can't resist. No wonder Legs seeks revenge for the injustices facing them daily, from the perverted teacher, the nasty uncle. Those men deserved punishment, we feel as we read Maddie's account of the gang's actions, even when the brutality of those actions frightens us as it crosses the line into violence. The "bond of sisterhood" in a world they create without men is gratifying, even though we know it eventually will collapse around them. Although it is impossible to foresee the internal strength of their final victim, we know that the kidnapping plan will backfire from the moment Legs suggests it. It is the "CAPITOL CRIME" they commit, not justified revenge, that brings them down in the end. Fascinating to watch the disintegration of the gang and the final flight from justice in Lightning Bolt, the aptly named car that Legs acquires and the girls decorate to make their own. Just some thoughts as I contemplate this story before moving on to my next JCO exploration of humanity.
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