I remember reading this back in middle school, and absolutely loving it. But now that I’m older, my entire perspective on the story has changed. I remember seeing Navier as the innocent, wronged FL, but looking back, I don’t think that’s entirely true anymore.
It seems unfair to judge people from a different era by modern-day moral standards and blame them for accepting slavery and other practices that were considered perfectly normal back then. But by that same logic, it also seems ridiculous to blame a slave for taking advantage of an opportunity like this, especially in a time when having concubines wasn’t even illegal.
So, honestly, I don’t think anyone in this story is truly innocent. However, I think what ruined the story was the excessive glorification of Navier and the ML, while Rashta was demonized and held to a much harsher standard than everyone else.
I remember reading this back in middle school, and absolutely loving it. But now that I’m older, my entire perspective on the story has changed. I remember seeing Navier as the innocent, wronged FL, but looking back, I don’t think that’s entirely true anymore.
It seems unfair to judge people from a different era by modern-day moral standards and blame them for accepting slavery and other practices that were considered perfectly normal back then. But by that same logic, it also seems ridiculous to blame a slave for taking advantage of an opportunity like this, especially in a time when having concubines wasn’t even illegal.
So, honestly, I don’t think anyone in this story is truly innocent. However, I think what ruined the story was the excessive glorification of Navier and the ML, while Rashta was demonized and held to a much harsher standard than everyone else.