(urth) The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned byRudesind

[David Stockhoff]

It's true that Severian's motives need to be pure for the test on 
Yesod---one might say naive. And yet ... Severian pretends naivete all 
the time.

Ryan Dunn wrote:
> Not if he needs a human Autarch to enter the White Fountain with the proper belief in himself and the things he has done.
>
> If I read Severian's memoir as though he is naive to Inire's "interferences", it does two things at once: 1) It turns Severian into a proper puppet, pulled along by Inire and future Severian from the first page; and 2) it explains why there is a lack of clarity and overt context when a possible "interfering moment" occurs or is observed.
>
> ...ryan
>
> On Jul 8, 2010, at 8:13 AM, António Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com> wrote:
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>   
>> The more power and intentions you give to Inire, the more it becomes unclear why he'd need such convoluted steps to reach his goals.
>>     
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