Fans of Vicomte Raoul de Chagny

Sorry to just come springing out of the wood-work, here, but I'm really enjoying your posts. I love this kind of analysis of the book, and I'm with you in the "does not ship C/E" camp... although I find their interactions the most fascinating. It's a complicated situation. But I enjoy hearing more about Raoul being interpreted, and the kind of relationship he has with Christine. My interpretation of him has mostly been the whole seeing him as a symbol of her former identity, to simpler and happier times, what she has lost or had mangled by life (and by Erik). But after reading your musings, I think the missed the part where Christine's life dictated that she be more practical, and that it's Raoul doing a lot of the fantasizing. I may have switched that around in my head thanks to some of the adaptations. lol It's hard not for everything to meld together. Anyway, I'm excited to see that there is discussion about POTO on Dreamwidth, still. If you know of any other good communities or blogs that are active on the subject, I'm totally here for it. -Jenny