(urth) The Two Coins

[Jeff Wilson]

>
>>Gerry Quinn:
>>No, there was positive ID from Ouen's locket, and lots of supporting
>>evidence.  Also the narrator plays detective and finds this out with no
>>particular reason for us to doubt it, which IMO is a literary signal that
>>this is canon.
>>The hypothesis that Dorcas is Severian's grandmother has distinctive
>>characteristics that many such hypotheses lack...
>
> That Severian seems to be actively investigating his family tree does add
> a somewhat unique aspect to this puzzle. Boatman as grandfather, Ouen as
> father and Holy Katharine maid as mother joins in this aspect. (I must
> wonder why the Boatman, alone, remains unnamed).

I don't think there is confirmation that Holy Katherine and Mom are the
same person.