Red Dragon (1981) | How Woke Is It?

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Red Dragon1981

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What We Think

Red Dragon is about as non-woke as they come. Harris wrote a gritty crime thriller focused on psychology, not ideology, and it’s entirely free from the overbearing, identity-obsessed themes seen in modern fiction. Refreshingly non-woke.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Red Dragon’s characters are developed through personal flaws, moral struggles, and psychological depth, not through surface-level identity markers. No tokenism or identity-first casting here. The tension and plot revolve around realistic skills and human weakness.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The book treats family, masculinity, and morality with gravity and complexity. Traditional values aren’t mocked or undermined, and religious or cultural themes are handled neutrally if they arise at all.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There are no heavy-handed modern ideological assumptions. Multiple perspectives, law enforcement, criminals, and victims, are given weight, and no worldview is cartoonishly vilified. Ideological uniformity is utterly absent.

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