Hey guys! I'm pretty set on the whole "three factions" trope in science fiction and fantasy entertainment and I was just wondering if any of you had any particularly pertinent examples. I don't really want to miss any really good ones. The main ones I can think of are:
- The Maynard Retainers vs. Minnericht's Posse vs. Zombies in Boneshaker
- Alliance vs. Horde vs. Burning Legion in Warcraft Lore
- Followers of the Seven vs. Followers of the Old Gods vs. Followers of the R'hllor in ASOIAF
- Mal's Crew vs the Alliance vs. The Reavers in Serenity
In Little Brother, Marcus's followers, the Department of Homeland Security, and ... everyone else? Marcus's family? The terrorists?
ReplyDeleteI feel like the general public is a solid 3rd, neutral faction that slowly gets won over by Marcus' group. This is personified pretty well by Marcus's dad. I feel like Doctorow hopes this is what happens to the general population should the gov't ever get this unilaterally anti-bill of rights.
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