Butterfly
... seemed easier for me to believe that Gallimard was simply a closet-case homosexual who was deluded by false hopes. I really believe that he had some notion that something was wrong but chose not to question it. Gallimard did not want to know the truth. In the book there are scenes where he questions Song Liling’s (Butterfly) actions. For example, scene 5, Gallimard thinks it is rare that she so “passionately listens” to him talk about his work. Then towards the end of scene 6, Gallimard thinks: “Did I not undress her because I knew, somewhere deep down, what I would find?...Happiness is so rare that our mind can turn somersaults to protect it.” Again, it was clear that he didn’t want to know. I wouldn’t be so quick as to call it love, because had he really been in love with he...