The author of Bleachers, John Grisham, tries to create a comparison between Cameron, the Lady, and Screamer, the Tramp, only exploring certain characteristics of each woman. Implied by her lovely nickname, Screamer was Neely’s “hot to trot” girlfriend, and through her promiscuity she is interpreted as a bitter, sad woman in her older years (Grisham 97). Screamer’s counterpart, Cameron, was Neely’s first love with their relationship ending in a whirl of betrayal and shame. Each woman was affected by Neely in their relationships and the different perspectives they had on life.
Even though Screamer is intended to be a dislikable character, one could think the author does not provide any strong points to dislike Screamer. Grisham did not give her much of a personality, but instead portrayed her as a trashy slut, and was content with that being enough to credit her as a negative female role model. One can look on society and find a trend of slut-shaming in which young women are told their worth relies on their purity. There is a …show more content…
“Screamer looks like an aging high-dollar call girl, which she probably is. Cameron is nothing but class” (Grisham 98). One can understand why Cameron initially held a grudge against Screamer as a young girl with a freshly broken heart, but after the years of dealing with the pain and growing into the brilliant woman Neely met days before Rake’s funeral, one can hope that she grew wise enough to understand Screamer and see Neely for who he really was. Screamer did not force Neely to choose her over Cameron- Neely chose that on his own free will because he was too ignorant to foresee the consequences of his actions. Neely and Cameron loved each other, but sometimes people aren’t meant to be, and one can imagine Cameron realized that along the way and that Neely will realize this
Even though Screamer is intended to be a dislikable character, one could think the author does not provide any strong points to dislike Screamer. Grisham did not give her much of a personality, but instead portrayed her as a trashy slut, and was content with that being enough to credit her as a negative female role model. One can look on society and find a trend of slut-shaming in which young women are told their worth relies on their purity. There is a …show more content…
“Screamer looks like an aging high-dollar call girl, which she probably is. Cameron is nothing but class” (Grisham 98). One can understand why Cameron initially held a grudge against Screamer as a young girl with a freshly broken heart, but after the years of dealing with the pain and growing into the brilliant woman Neely met days before Rake’s funeral, one can hope that she grew wise enough to understand Screamer and see Neely for who he really was. Screamer did not force Neely to choose her over Cameron- Neely chose that on his own free will because he was too ignorant to foresee the consequences of his actions. Neely and Cameron loved each other, but sometimes people aren’t meant to be, and one can imagine Cameron realized that along the way and that Neely will realize this