feeling crazy thinking about the misogyny leveled at mercymorn throughout htn. right from the start john is ordering people to make fake static noises on a call with her, not only mocking her but encouraging other people to mock her too. and he keeps doing this through the whole book. every concern and complaint she has is framed as some trivial annoyance. she’s shoved into the trope of the sitcom nagging wife in the caricature of a family that john creates.
