The Hawkline Monster

“The Indian girl travelled with them. They spent a great deal of time looking at her because she was very pretty.”

I thought this passage really summarized the characters feelings toward each other in the book as well as the writing style itself. The characters are very sexually charged and mainly recognize each other as sexual things. This is similar to the writing style in that it is very blunt and does not shy away from accurate descriptions. If the characters were more subtle they would not have stared at the girl during most of the travel. I find it surprising that the characters are not apologetic for the way they act and give in to their desires.