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28 August 2016 11:56![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
moonshxneI figured it's about time, now that people have started interacting with this character, that I hardcore cut to the chase about the material Gowan deals with as a character. First things first, Gowan was created in the late 1920s and then revisited in the 50s. He exists in 1920s/30s Mississippi. This means he is really not up with the times. So you might see:
-slurs, namely the racial sort
-a lack of consideration regarding any sexual minority
-some of the sexism of the times
The character, in particular, comes from a novel that deals pretty heavily with rape and abduction in a really not that courteous way and Gowan, in particular, approaches the subject from a pretty victim-blamey stance. These views might emerge in interactions with him.
Gowan is a recovering alcoholic. Alcohol abuse is a big thing that'll come into play.
I will be playing Gowan almost directly after the events of Requiem for a Nun which deals extensively with infanticide/infant death. Gowan is indeed mourning his young daughter.
I understand how these are all very difficult concepts and I completely get it if you want to back off. Let me know and I will be happy to point you toward my other characters!
-slurs, namely the racial sort
-a lack of consideration regarding any sexual minority
-some of the sexism of the times
The character, in particular, comes from a novel that deals pretty heavily with rape and abduction in a really not that courteous way and Gowan, in particular, approaches the subject from a pretty victim-blamey stance. These views might emerge in interactions with him.
Gowan is a recovering alcoholic. Alcohol abuse is a big thing that'll come into play.
I will be playing Gowan almost directly after the events of Requiem for a Nun which deals extensively with infanticide/infant death. Gowan is indeed mourning his young daughter.
I understand how these are all very difficult concepts and I completely get it if you want to back off. Let me know and I will be happy to point you toward my other characters!