I think Key’s apparent femininity might come from a lack of arrogance. Compare Key to, say, Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes”. Key is extremely polite, willing to admit to ignorance, and seems to project a bit of submissiveness. Also, Key doesn’t demonstrate very much anger over Trellis’s death.
I probably wouldn’t have given the subject a second thought, though, if it wasn’t brought up for discussion here.
If I had to put a gender on Trellis, I’d say that Trellis was more masculine than feminine. (More like Calvin than like Suzie.) Overall, though, it’s fairly gender-neutral writing.
I think Key’s apparent femininity might come from a lack of arrogance. Compare Key to, say, Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes”. Key is extremely polite, willing to admit to ignorance, and seems to project a bit of submissiveness. Also, Key doesn’t demonstrate very much anger over Trellis’s death.
I probably wouldn’t have given the subject a second thought, though, if it wasn’t brought up for discussion here.
Everyone’s talking about Key—did anyone get an impression from Trellis?
If I had to put a gender on Trellis, I’d say that Trellis was more masculine than feminine. (More like Calvin than like Suzie.) Overall, though, it’s fairly gender-neutral writing.
I too got the ‘dull sidekick’ vibe, and since dull sidekicks are almost always male these days...