Re: Those Christian parallels are likely exagerrated
newyorkersedai Send a noteboard - 04/06/2010 09:22:15 PM
It also fits with some of the Christian parallels; one man being born to save mankind, being the sacrificial lamb and resurrecting.
Here's what RJ had to say about Christ parallels and Rand:
"Ishamael: How much of Jesus Christ is there in Rand? We have the wounded palms, side wound, crown of swords...How representational of Jesus is Rand?
RJ: Rand has some elements of Jesus Christ, yes. But he is intended more to be a general "Messiah figure." An archetype such as Arthur, rather than a manifestation of Jesus Christ in any way."
Making Rand die to save mankind then resurrect kind of doesn't sit so well with RJ's affirmation that Rand is not meant to be a manifestation of JC in any way. It's more than a little parallel here, it's the core element of Christianity.
Yes, very nicely put! Still, since Rand and Prometheus, Buddha, Moses, *and* JC (Super Friends, Unite!) fall into the Hero w/a 1000 Faces" category, his death and possible resurrection are thematically appropriate. I don't how satisfying an end it would make. Since the Dragon's rebirth and the cyclical conflict were laid out at the start, I actually wonder how much of the series may be a commentary on the Hero w/1000 Faces concept itself. Those passages from different ages certainly fit in...
Thought on Rand's "death" at Tarmon Gaidon
- 03/06/2010 05:17:17 AM
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Re: Thought on Rand's "death" at Tarmon Gaidon
- 03/06/2010 06:53:06 AM
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Rand dies and is called back by the Horn for Tarmon Gaidon? *NM*
- 03/06/2010 11:06:49 AM
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This may deserve its own thread, but is the Dragon a Hero of the Horn? Are any Channelers Heroes?
- 03/06/2010 05:14:35 PM
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I always took this to indicate that the channelers have active trait potential for Pattern-twisting
- 03/06/2010 10:08:50 PM
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Those Christian parallels are likely exagerrated
- 03/06/2010 01:57:29 PM
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Your post just gave me a thought.
- 03/06/2010 05:38:32 PM
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Re: Those Christian parallels are likely exagerrated
- 04/06/2010 09:22:15 PM
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My simple thoughts.
- 03/06/2010 05:09:46 PM
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Re: My simple thoughts.
- 08/06/2010 01:36:30 AM
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That's not what I meant.
- 10/06/2010 07:01:19 AM
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