Reid made many bold, contentious decisions with the book’s representation, especially considering that Reid is a cishet white woman. Evelyn made it clear to her biographer that she despised being put into boxes and told her “Don’t ignore half of me so you can fit me into a box” (pg 127). The out-spoken bisexual had learned with age not to shy from the term, especially after generalizations from her wife, a lesbian. Hugo spent the majority of her life in the spotlight, gradually marrying seven men and the love of her life, a woman, and at the age of seventy-nine, she was finally ready for the candor and controversy it took to tell her story.Įvelyn was a Cuban, bisexual woman, a rare character to be depicted, even in modern media. Throughout the book, 50s movie star Evelyn Hugo retells her life to a young journalist who she had enlisted to write and release a biography after her death. She was prepared to explain her reality to the world. 379) One of the last lines in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo explains that after a life of Hollywood fame and glamor, the titular Evelyn wanted to flip her public image completely. Her primary focus was on the truth.” (pg. “She was no longer interested in pure adoration or salacious scandal.
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