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The characters (or elements) in this sexploitation novel:
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Dolores Santana
Dolores Santana (our narrator)—a young Nuyorican, is stubborn, foul-mouthed, impulsive, misanthropic (Sarah Silverman, in spades)—and big hearted. She WILL NOT be pushed around. Not by her 44-year-old boyfriend, Raymond. Not by her best friend Serena. Not by her parents, or society at large. She’s a total nonconformist. And she is admirable in that she has certain definite boundaries, which she will protect at all costs—call her stubborn, call her stupid, she WILL NOT BEND regarding certain personal issues. As a character, this makes her both infuriating and real and, yes, comic. She is also highly emotional at times and full of contractions. (Using the word “gay” insensitively while being bisexual herself.) She is also, unapologetically, addicted to weed (while being in denial, of course) and enjoys using shockingly obscene, deliberately un-PC language. Dolores strives toward authenticity and “keeping it real”—therefore, prefers to live outside the limelight and observe the world from the shadows, where she can better maintain her integrity: her chosen vocation is as a photographer, an observer/witness. She is also, without realizing it, a sardonic, energetic storyteller. Her last name, “Santana,”aside from referencing the devil, is a Spanish variation of “Sutana,” the last name of the lead actress in “Faster Pussycat! Kill!…Kill!…” who partly served as inspiration. |
So, who the fuck is Serena?
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PERMANENT OBSCURITY: Or a Cautionary Tale Of Two Girls and Their Misadventures with Drugs, Pornography, and Death : a novel by Richard Perez : is a kind of “Thelma and Louise,” sexploitation/tabloid inspired story set in the East Village, NYC, a story of two down-and-out gals, both would-be artists, who set out to make a femdom movie with disastrous results.