He towered over her, dwarfing her with his height and the bulk of his body which was clothed in the way of a mortal gentleman. He felt and heard that voice tremble inside her, replaced the rational voice she allowed to go unchecked. 'He could break me, hurt me, dominate me'." Not break. Not hurt." he murmured as he raised a hand to her cheek and smoothed his fingers down its softness, "But dominate you? Yes. Master you? yes. Make you yield to what you want, make you surrender to who you truly are? Yes.Charlotte Featherstone
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The character of Ismail in "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini is one of the most compelling characters to be featured in literature. It is clear that Ismail is powerfully built, but he does not tower over the heroine. He has a very strong voice, but it does not shake or overpower his female opponent. He is strong, sure, and confident, but he does not dominate.
That is the illusion that Hosseini wants us to believe. The power of the male voice comes from its control over the female character, not from its strength or volume. This is no different than what happens in real life when the male voice dominates the female voice.
The male voice becomes powerful because it can coerce the female into submission to his will.
Source: Lust
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