QoA Synecdoche

[eachase.livejournal.com]

You'll all have to chime in on this one because I have fewer examples.

The rules I play by (you don't have to): No proper names. No spoilers.
I think the perfect synecdoche in this game is an multi-layered inside joke to those of us who have read the series, but a serviceable (and spoiler-free!) summary for anyone who hasn't.

To get us started:

- Thinking of the river, he had no warning when a shadow appeared directly in front of him and he ran face first into a wall. (pg. 11)

- In the end, he prayed for help, any help, and left if for the god to decide what was best. (pg. 27)

- "What have you done?"
"Not much yet," answered the Thief from the darkness. (pg. 103)

I know some of you consider QoA your favorite, so I look forward to hearing your picks!

Comments

[eachase.livejournal.com]

Your personal favorite is a good one!

From your list, though, I think I'd choose:

“Everybody is always willing to throw someone else's country to the dogs.”

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

The "little thief" line always makes me want to cry buckets for Gen. Possibly because it reminds me of a line from C. S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces... another book that tends to make me emotional.

[eachase.livejournal.com]

Yes! The entire scene in the former solarium where Gen makes a sacrifice and demands an answer from the Gods ("I can demand. Whether my demands are met or not, I can demand.") has always reminded me of Till We Have Faces, too.

(I guessed you were a Lewis fan based on your screen name. Love it!)

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Aah, the feels! (There's some fan art that I love of Eugenides during that scene, that my friend printed out for me, years ago... And now I can't find the source or remember the artist, alas. But I still have the picture. Perhaps Sounis could help me track it down again if I shared it?)

And yes, my username originates from The Horse and His Boy. Good old Bree.