The use of slang in the books seems really odd - Anita uses more slang than Jason and Nat, who are both younger than her, and Jason especially would be in a position to pick up and use a lot of it. For myself, the type and amount of slang that I use changes with the people I'm with - if I'm with older relatives I won't use the same slang, or as much of it, as when I'm with my friends. It is just polite to use words that everyone understands. Anita uses the same slang for everyone, and this seems like she's trying to impress people while at the same time making them feel old. I'm not sure really sure about outdated usage, what bugs me more is that she never expands her slang vocabulary. It's been about three years in the cannon (Have I got that right?) but the slang has not changed at all. Also, with vampires living through the centuries, they would be in a perfect position to pick up and use outdated slang, like having a knee tremble.
I can't really comment on the fashions, not being much into that sort of thing myself, but it seems odd that Anita's wardrobe never changes. It goes from chaste-Anita to succubus-Anita without any in-between phase. The vampires simply don't change their clothing styles at all. The same goes for hairstyles - it was a big upset with Jason got a hair cut.
The thing that makes Anita seem old is her attitude, which paradoxically also makes her seem young. She is so very puritanical in her view on sex, intimacy, and relationships. She grandstands like a young person trying to get respect and attention. Anita is childish in her relationships and won't allow compromise within them. Yet, at the same time she is very touchy at sex. She is also looking for an excuse for having sex, like a very repressed older person who was raised in a way that viewed sex as only for procreation. It's almost a middle class Victorian attitude.
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Date: 2006-04-16 06:03 pm (UTC)I can't really comment on the fashions, not being much into that sort of thing myself, but it seems odd that Anita's wardrobe never changes. It goes from chaste-Anita to succubus-Anita without any in-between phase. The vampires simply don't change their clothing styles at all. The same goes for hairstyles - it was a big upset with Jason got a hair cut.
The thing that makes Anita seem old is her attitude, which paradoxically also makes her seem young. She is so very puritanical in her view on sex, intimacy, and relationships. She grandstands like a young person trying to get respect and attention. Anita is childish in her relationships and won't allow compromise within them. Yet, at the same time she is very touchy at sex. She is also looking for an excuse for having sex, like a very repressed older person who was raised in a way that viewed sex as only for procreation. It's almost a middle class Victorian attitude.