And sisters could have married and left home. In fact, men who grow up surrounded by sisters tend to feel very at home around women, and understand them better than men without sisters. Sisters wouldn't change the dynamic between Spike and his mother, who is dependent on him in many ways.
If I remember correctly, one had to apply to the government (state religion, after all) to get permission to divorce, and that would have been a great scandal. Anne didn't strike me as strong enough to do that. Of course her husband could have just left her, as men often did in those times. And that might explain why Anne clung so much to Spike, better than death even. Plus Spike's reaction to the idea that Giles was his father was very negative. He assumed Giles was going through a mid-life crisis, complete with shiny car and young girlfriend. His father could have gone to India as an officer or to run a tea plantation or work for the British governemt there, or ru noff to Paris with an opera singer, for all we know, lol. Or just died of a disease. Based on his reaction to Angelus, I'm guessing Spike didn't have brothers, though. He was very enamoured of Angelus' manliness, and that might mean he wasn't accustomed to having a man to look up to. (Pure specualtion,of course.)
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Re: Pt 2
Date: 2007-04-07 03:31 pm (UTC)If I remember correctly, one had to apply to the government (state religion, after all) to get permission to divorce, and that would have been a great scandal. Anne didn't strike me as strong enough to do that. Of course her husband could have just left her, as men often did in those times. And that might explain why Anne clung so much to Spike, better than death even. Plus Spike's reaction to the idea that Giles was his father was very negative. He assumed Giles was going through a mid-life crisis, complete with shiny car and young girlfriend. His father could have gone to India as an officer or to run a tea plantation or work for the British governemt there, or ru noff to Paris with an opera singer, for all we know, lol. Or just died of a disease. Based on his reaction to Angelus, I'm guessing Spike didn't have brothers, though. He was very enamoured of Angelus' manliness, and that might mean he wasn't accustomed to having a man to look up to. (Pure specualtion,of course.)