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

António Pedro Marques entonio at gmail.com
Fri Jul 9 08:16:06 PDT 2010


Ryan Dunn wrote (08-07-2010 13:30):
> 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.

But are you saying that Inire interferes in Severian's life or that he 
shapes his personality? Those are different claims, I think. What are the 
concrete turns in Severian's life that you think are dependent on Inire's 
action?

>
> ...ryan
>
> On Jul 8, 2010, at 8:13 AM, António Pedro Marques<entonio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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