Since we’re just winding up with TT, I thought I’d put this up for discussion. I’ve heard it expressed (mostly in reviews I’ve dug up) that some people wish Gen hadn’t been Eugenides. Since it’s pretty usual for the main character of a fantasy to be royal. But it seems to me like there’s no way Eugenides could have been just Gen and still the hero we know and love. The only way it works is if Gen had really been stupid enough to brag about stealing the king’s seal, in which case the Magus’ plan should have worked perfectly. Such a dim thief would have been happy to steal the stone, give it to the Magus, be famous for a few months, then go back to the tavern with a heckuva story no one would believe within two years. I like to think of the Magus’ plan as a little stupid, not adjusting for the human element, but in reality he did – just not the Eugenides element. If Eugenides had been born with the same history he wrote for himself, minus the not-very-smart element, why would he be in the King’s prison to start with?
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DISCUSSION!!
Date: 1/31/10 12:48 am (UTC)I’d love to hear other people’s opinions!