i didnt ask for anything in return

• p

  gerald defends himself with. a potrayal of his actions as generous, ignoring the imbalance of power and consent
• A

  the verb "ask" inplies thatal any intamicy was evas choice obscuring the fact she had little choicr. his denial of expectation functions as a self justification rather than truth
• what does gerlad do

  attempt to frame himself as honourable shows how easily those in power rewrite exploitative relationships as a acts of love
• AI

  gerald genuilly saw himself as benevolent illustrating how privilege blinds individuals to their own coercive influence
• pp

  critques how pr iliged rewrite the past in a way that absolves them on guilt
• audience

  more critqual of this recognising that good intentions dont earase power dynamics or emotional consequences