I don't know about psychopaths -- I guess the propensity to recognised insanity is probably inborn, but I reckon there are a few latent maniacs out there just waiting to be triggered by an extreme situation.
The cannibalism in AFoL occurs in a relatively minor episode, when Fraser is living with Aboriginals in the deep country, with an escaped convict, after they've killed her husband and others with whom she's travelling. It seemed a bit out of place if I recall correctly. But interestingly, the historical story on which AFoL is one Eliza Fraser allegedly constructed herself after having quite a different experience, and laced with false events conforming to the stereotypes of the day.
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The cannibalism in AFoL occurs in a relatively minor episode, when Fraser is living with Aboriginals in the deep country, with an escaped convict, after they've killed her husband and others with whom she's travelling. It seemed a bit out of place if I recall correctly. But interestingly, the historical story on which AFoL is one Eliza Fraser allegedly constructed herself after having quite a different experience, and laced with false events conforming to the stereotypes of the day.