Elin wondered, sitting in the sweat bath, what that had to do with passion or desire, and decided - nothing. It was justification. They had murdered the men and must prove, on the helpless bodies of the women, that they were truly stronger. Prove it to exhaustion: not even pleasure was in it for them
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Elin realizes that violence against men by women was a false justification to prove strength rather than true passion.
- In plain terms
- They killed men to prove they were strong, not because of passion or desire.
- What can you take from it?
- Violence is often used to prove strength rather than passion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we use violence?
- Is passion ever a motive?
Another view
It reduces complex historical violence to a simple test of strength.
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