Mark Sullivan (AnonymeInc@webtv.net)
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:01:19 -0400 (EDT)
Tom Tyler wrote:
<<Lest Hammer/Spillane be thought unfriendly to
females, don't forget his beloved Velma. He worshiped her,
became a stew bum after she disappeared, and eight years
later pulled himself together in order to machine gun her
adbuctors - commies, as I recall. So he wasn't harsh with all
females.>>
All that means is Spillane has a Madonna/Whore complex, where
the women Hammer loves must remain pure, while all other
women are there to be used. Velda and the murderess are the
only women Hammer doesn't screw in I, The Jury. The latter is
allegedly because he has fallen in love with her (so she must
remain virginal for their marriage), but serves the double
purpose of ensuring he remains untainted by her
yet-to-be-exposed evil.
Mark
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