The same applies in some well-known books from the past, where a character says or does something that shocks us today. If we delete that passage, we would never know that at that time it was considered OK. Besides, it may be an important part of the plot that they behaved in such a way, and removing it completely changes the meaning of the story.
After all, we are capable of reading a gory murder mystery without believing that murder is a legitimate way to solve a relationship problem. If someone does take that message from it, it is because something in them is already warped by real life.
Good Morning Thursday 25th April 2024
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