Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Catastrophic Disruption
So what did you guys think about the main character's decision in Catastrophic Disruption to leave the magic lighter with his princess at the end? He knew that she would likely use it to send the dogs to kill him, but he did it anyway. Was this some act of atonement for all his past sins, or was it that he just had nothing else to live for? It seemed to me like he had experienced just about all the horrors and pleasures he wanted in life and saw no reason to continue.
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I had imagined that he became aware of how terrible his life was and his lack of humanity finally caught up with him. Although he knew that it meant he would die, he was glad to be rid of the lighter that was a seemingly evil force in his real life and his imaginary ones.
ReplyDeleteI think he just really didn't care anymore and wanted to return to when things made sense i.e. his home and family. As far as leaving the lighter, I do think that was probably his way of asking forgiveness for what he had done. Also I think he really didn't want to be king after all so he left the power with the queen who would rule after him.
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