...and because I can't shut up about this... time for another Diane Wynne Jones comparison. I think DWJ does this sort of thing frequently -- seemingly ordinary characters discovering that they're really legndary heroes, or gods even. (See Dalemark books in particular). By extension it tells the reader, hey, maybe you're more important than you think you are. Not that this is exactly what's going on with Eugenides -- he was never ordinary, for one thing. But he certainly had no inkling at the beginning that he would be a King, or an Annux. But having the gods so very involved in your life, this would seem to indicate that you're a Great Big Deal.
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Date: 1/27/07 02:11 pm (UTC)Not that this is exactly what's going on with Eugenides -- he was never ordinary, for one thing. But he certainly had no inkling at the beginning that he would be a King, or an Annux. But having the gods so very involved in your life, this would seem to indicate that you're a Great Big Deal.