Estraven

So basically, someone incidentally ruined the ending to an extent for me today by saying that Estraven ends up dying so I decided I’ll make some last speculations about Estraven and reflect about him in general. Generally, even from the beginning of the book, I always thought that Estraven was good or trying to be good even if he was shown in a sinister light. I felt as if he was judged unfairly by Genly initially because of the manner in which he carries out his business but once he was exiled, I was sure he had good intentions because people generally aren’t exiled for doing bad things but rather bad things as perceived by the government or at least in books it is generally like this. The chapter Estraven the Traitor just consolidated this whim as well as his rescue of Genly.
I’d say that the most controversial thing that may or may not occur is whether or not Genly and Estraven have sex or kemmer or whatnot since I believe that it must be possible and they seem to be quite close. However, I’m kind of hoping for the possibility not to happen just because it is too weird for me to comprehend. I guess I’ll have to see what happens in the coming chapters, before he dies.