Summary of Evanna Lynch's The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting

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#1 I asked my mother what makes a rape. She said, It’s when a man forces a woman to have sex with him. I asked why he would want to do that, and she said, Because he wants the woman so much that he decides to just take her.

#2 I was curious about rape, so I asked my parents. Their reactions were strange. Their body language told me that rape was something serious. But sex was something every adult wanted and sought, and something natural, something inevitable, and possibly even pleasurable.

#3 I was curious about rape, so I asked my parents. Their reactions were strange. Their body language told me that rape was something serious, but sex was something every adult wanted and sought, and something natural, something inevitable, and possibly even pleasurable.

#4 I was curious about rape, so I asked my parents. Their reactions were strange. Their body language told me that rape was something serious, but sex was something every adult wanted and sought, and something natural, something inevitable, and possibly even pleasurable.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350031362

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I asked my mother about the rape of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s daughter. She said, It’s when a man forces a woman to have sex with him. I asked her why a man would do that, and she said, I suppose he wants the woman so much that he decides to just take her.

#2

The news story I saw discussed rape, and I was surprised to learn that it was illegal. I couldn’t understand how my parents could look so disturbed and disapproving when they heard the word rape, as if it were a very serious offense.

#3

I was born into a family where sex was a subject rarely discussed. My sister was a grade ahead of me, and she played more complex pieces than me. I always caught up with her a year later, and learned the same pieces. But I heard her play them with less mistakes than me.

#4

The news is always on in Ireland, and the country is built around RTE news. Dinner is served after the 6pm news, and homework is done before the 9pm news.

#5

I wonder if my parents have sex, and if so, how often. They seem like such a sweet, wholesome couple, but I know that they have sex. I am certain that my parents’ relationship is not passionate enough for any sexual activity.

#6

I was ten years old when I first looked beyond the glitter-spangled jeans that I’d begged my mother to buy me. I was not white, but I was not all that unlike a pig. My body had never stopped me from doing anything I’d set my mind to. But to be wanted. I thought it was absurd.

#7

I had a restless, curious energy that drove me to create and beautify my surroundings. I was content as long as I was drawing pictures or dressing up dolls, and I had a near compulsive need to create and beautify.

#8

I was a child-auteur, and I enjoyed making things with my hands and words. I was shy around strangers, but I forgot myself when I had a project, becoming bossy and ultra-focused. I enjoyed bringing beauty into the world.

#9

I had a list of occupations I wanted to be when I grew up. I was going to be a blue butterfly with patterns, a pink stripy cat, or a white pony with purple hair.

#10

I was glad someone could empathize with the enormity of my dreams, but I couldn’t handle it. I was a girl, and that meant that I'd grow up to be a woman. Woman. I let the word pass me by like a bad smell.

#11

I didn’t like science. It forced brutal, uncompromising restraints on my imagination that there was no coming back from. I held fast to my dreams for a while, but eventually I started to worry that given that every human girl on the planet had never matured into anything beyond the scope of Homo sapiens, it was unlikely that I would be the first.

#12

I was fascinated by women, and I admired them. I was drawn to loud girls, confident girls. I didn’t yet hate them, but I was drawn to them because I knew I wasn’t one of them. I didn’t yet have a place in the world.

#13

I had a friend who was in a summer camp, and I always sat beside her on the bus ride home. I was always tentative to talk to her, but

Reviews for Summary of Evanna Lynch's The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting

[Giselle Nguyen · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Waste of time. This is an entirely wrong summary of the book. Recommendation: Evanna Lynch's original book is very good. Check it out and read the entire thing instead of reading this crap.