(urth) Severian's sex Life

[Jeff Wilson]

Spencer Hensley wrote:
> Okay, so I have a strange sort of question:
> 
> Why does Severian sleep with nearly every woman he encounters? I 
> considered that it might provide evidence for the subjectivity of the 
> narrative, but it seems to me that there 1) might be other ways to do 
> that and 2) that there must be some further significance.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas? I mean, it may not necessarily reflect the 
> plot or universe Wolfe has created, but just have a sort of generic 
> literary significance. It's something I've been wondering about for a 
> long time, now.

Rather, why does Severian choose, among the thousands of people he must 
have met in the course of the events described in the five volumes, only 
to record the hundred or so appearing in the Book? Are these the ones 
who make the greatest impression on him? Might the first few sex 
partners of his experience stand out among the rest?

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