No, I don't know...that just seems overly complicated. I agree with you that MWT's a skillful writer--which is part of why I reject this idea. The text makes it so obvious (to me) that the Gift does save Gen, that it's hard to see why MWT would make it so the reader has to come up with some convoluted reason why it's not the Gift on their own (particularly when this is a book marketed to preteens).
To me, I see two options: (1) The Gods "gave" it to Gen when he stole it by allowing him to steal it, or (2) ...This is Gen being an unreliable narrator and spicing things up.
I think the first option is much better, but the second option came into my head so I figured I'd toss it out there, too.
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Date: 2/27/09 04:18 am (UTC)To me, I see two options:
(1) The Gods "gave" it to Gen when he stole it by allowing him to steal it, or
(2) ...This is Gen being an unreliable narrator and spicing things up.
I think the first option is much better, but the second option came into my head so I figured I'd toss it out there, too.