(urth) Calde of the Long Sun and Learning to Read Wolfe

[Craig Brewer]

> I feel like Wolfe is making a somewhat common point with regard to
> American constitutionalism with the quasi-religious significance he
> gives to the Charter.

That could well be. But it gets more complicated since it's the people of the city, and not Silk, who give it that significance. And, of course, by the end, the Charter starts to seem incredibly "local" once the Whorl is seen for what it is.