(urth) The Pelerine (COTA 12)

[David Stockhoff]

  She has a lot to say, but I'm not sure she has much importance as a 
character.

She seems to present some Catholic-type ideas, insofar as that is 
possible, as well as to explain some things we need to know to "get" the 
book. That chapter contains a good amount of such material.

On 9/9/2010 5:07 PM, Andrew Mason wrote:
> Hi. I'm new here, but have been lurking for a while. I read BOTNS a
> while ago, but didn't feel qualified to take part in discussion till I
> had read _Urth_, which I have just finished.
>
> People comment from time to time on characters in BOTNS who aren't
> named, although they seem significant enough to have names - e.g. the
> Autarch or the old boatman. One I haven't seen discussed is the
> Pelerine Severian talks with in COTA chapter 8. I think she is
> particularly notable, because this part of the book is very carefully
> structured. The odd chapters contain stories from Foila and co.: the
> even chapters contain meetings of Severian with people connected with
> the Pelerines. Three of them are named - Ava, Winnoc and Mannea - but
> this one, even though the chapter is called after her, is just 'the
> Pelerine'.
>
> Any thoughts on what her significance could be?
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