I think the idea of escaping into someone else probably makes more sense in a shame culture. In a guilt/punishment culture, I think it's harder for epople to give themselves such permission, but I really don't do enough with non-Western fictions at this stage to be able to speak at any length or authority on it.
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Date: 2010-07-31 02:15 pm (UTC)