Gagool Gender Roles Essay
In having the imposing figure of Ayesha, She-who-must-beobeyed, become a wizened monkey-like figure, Haggard’s hearkening back to the character of Gagool is unmistakable. Though a savage priestess for the Kukuana people, Gagool shares many characteristics with the terrifying and preternaturally beautiful queen of the Amahagger people. Not only do their physical descriptors become similar upon … Read more
