<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <div>>Severian. That and, of course, the hidden coin is false gold. Why would<BR>>Vodalus have been carrying a counterfeit coin?</div> <div> </div> <div>I think this is intended to show us how cheap Vodalus' apparent romantic nobility is -- it shows him as a common and mean-spirited grifter at heart.</div> <div><BR>>Severian discovers the false nature of the coin given him by Vodalus because it resembles the false coin Dr. Talos gives him at the end of Citadel.</div> <div> </div> <div>This is an excellent point, and I think this event clearly is meant to contrast Vodalus and Talos. Talos is a con man too, but is (1) up front and open about his graft; and (2) honest with others about his intentions even when it doesn't seem so (because they don't want to hear the message he's communicating). This gives Talos
a form of integrity which contrasts well with Vodalus, who conceals graft and treachery under a virtuous and idealistic seeming.</div> <div> </div> <div>Hope in this post that I'm not doing any of those complicated things that make the Theanthropos cry.</div> <div> </div> <div>Macronaut<BR>_______________________________________________-<BR>Urth Mailing List<BR>To post, write urth@urth.net<BR>Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net<BR></div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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