Innocent Rouge - Vol. 6 Ch. 41 - The Meaning of Fear

[MangaDex]

 

[petra]

asdfghjkl why keep the belt on

 

[N30-R3TR0]

So she accepted her former lover's father? Interesting...

 

[kisemi127]

Delphine is a victim of her upbringing and the social norms of the time, the very same way first generation Sanson's wife, Marguerite was. With Olivier having handed her the key to the unlock the belt before he went to jail, there's no certainty or assurance that her future would have looked any brighter had she "stepped" away from the given role of the old master's widow and followed after Olivier.

Despite the mass majority supporting Olivier, she's afraid of what comes after, because nobody foresaw the execution being stopped. The reason Delphine had "chosen" not to take off the belt is the most extreme answer she could have given to him, that she would remain in the house, now with more agency than she has ever had in her life. She's now the Martha of the household. Even if she had regrets it was already too late to back away.

 

[LLLFunkyLight]

Delphine is a victim of her upbringing and the social norms of the time, the very same way first generation Sanson's wife, Marguerite was. With Olivier having handed her the key to the unlock the belt before he went to jail, there's no certainty or assurance that her future would have looked any brighter had she "stepped" away from the given role of the old master's widow and followed after Olivier.

Despite the mass majority supporting Olivier, she's afraid of what comes after, because nobody foresaw the execution being stopped. The reason Delphine had "chosen" not to take off the belt is the most extreme answer she could have given to him, that she would remain in the house, now with more agency than she has ever had in her life. She's now the Martha of the household. Even if she had regrets it was already too late to back away.

Delphine chose to remain within the status quo because of the fear of uncertainty. As a woman, she was inherently more at risk than any man. A man could go to another country and find many places that could employ them, for example. But Delphine could never do something like that. At least within the status quo, Delphine and her mother were guaranteed to survive. That guarantee doesn't exist with Olivier's revolutionary ideals. Delphine simply has more to lose. That's what's behind her betrayal.

 

[kisemi127]

Delphine chose to remain within the status quo because of the fear of uncertainty. As a woman, she was inherently more at risk than any man. A man could go to another country and find many places that could employ them, for example. But Delphine could never do something like that. At least within the status quo, Delphine and her mother were guaranteed to survive. That guarantee doesn't exist with Olivier's revolutionary ideals. Delphine simply has more to lose. That's what's behind her betrayal.

Oh yeah I completely agree, but just focused more so on her possible train of thoughts (not sure if your reaction to my comment meant you disagreed?). As I mentioned she's a victim of her upbringing and social norms of the time, which were perpetrated by men. Her "betrayal" comes off as more understandable when you realise that there's simply no place for her in the "revolutionary future" that Olivier had envisioned.