Monday, October 8, 2007
Shamela is better than Pamela
If I had to pick between Pamela and Shamela, I would prefer to read and write about Shamela. Shamela is more interesting and modern. It relates more to our society and our lifestyles. Pamela is a longer version and it seems so boring. She wants to run away about a million times. Shamela gets down and dirty and lets you in on all the details. Shamela is considered to be the dirty version of Pamela. In this day and age we like to read about drama and gossip. Shamela basically makes fun of Pamela and turns everything that is said in one book is the opposite in the other book. I also find Shamela to have a lot more laughs then Pamela. Shamela has a lot more laughs because of the dirty words used you can't believe that they said that. When you read Pamela you say to yourself can you please have somthing exciting in your life.
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Obviously, Shamela is the more entertaining of these two books. One-fourth the length of Pamela, adding to the quick progression of events, Shamela is highly satirical and comical. These are for me however, not necessarily the qualifications for a better book but rather narrow the depth into which the characters are examined. Both books accomplish the single goal of demonstrating the value of perspective. If the reader believes in the sincerity of Pamela, whether they agree or understand, then Pamela is the more rewarding story. If the reader doubts the account of Pamela as truthful, then Shamela becomes the more satisfying read. In the end, while I had some reservations about Pamela, this book is the more truthful and psychologically compelling of the two narratives. Richardson expresses the complexities of class, gender, and romantic relationships, while making clear that people often act with little clarity of their own motivations.
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