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This is kind of a recurring theme in WOT, to me. StormCrow Send a noteboard - 16/11/2009 09:56:52 PM
I mean, I understand that she's angry at Siuan for disobeying her orders, though I don't understand why she's fine with Gareth Bryne doing the same, but her anger against Gawyn is pretty nonsensical. I mean, she never actually told him not to help her, she didn't even acknowledge his existence at all. Plus, since when is Gawyn under her authority? How can he disobey her orders if she isn't in a position to give him orders anyway?


Gawyn gets it because Siuan was told and he should have known. Bryne gets off light because he only went to protect Siuan.

The ladies in general expect the men to do as they're told. Egwene even moreso than the others, since she expects everyone to do what she wants.

This is most noticable in Far Madding and Ebou Dar, but it's part of the WOT world since the Breaking. The tainting of Saidin tainted men in the society as well, to some degree, whether they could channel or not. This is more subtle in other nations, but present in them all.
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How many Gawyns does it take guttering flame - 15/11/2009 11:05:12 AM 1631 Views
The Gawyn in this book was a lot more likeable than Gawyn in any of the others *NM* Lordling - 15/11/2009 11:31:01 AM 510 Views
Agreed. *NM* Etzel - 15/11/2009 11:37:33 AM 456 Views
I beg to differ guttering flame - 15/11/2009 11:49:38 AM 1044 Views
Funny, I liked him less in this book. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 15/11/2009 06:47:02 PM 458 Views
Which isn't saying much. *NM* Tom - 16/11/2009 03:35:10 AM 411 Views
I tolerated him, but he is still a shallow loser, and I'm still not impressed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 16/11/2009 08:49:04 PM 931 Views
Who is Gawyn again? Shannow - 15/11/2009 01:20:47 PM 1124 Views
You missed out on a good percentage of the book *NM* Ryan - 15/11/2009 05:55:48 PM 434 Views
We were introduced to someone who could beat Lan... Great Lord of Chaos - 15/11/2009 10:29:53 PM 1083 Views
It explains a lot about the sheer stupidity of that individual's post regarding Mesaana, though. *NM* Tom - 16/11/2009 03:37:01 AM 409 Views
Two ClubCaved - 15/11/2009 03:47:33 PM 1004 Views
One Lord Haart - 15/11/2009 06:52:14 PM 947 Views
Four. TaskmasterJack - 15/11/2009 07:02:01 PM 950 Views
Seven Great Lord of Chaos - 15/11/2009 10:28:36 PM 1005 Views
An uncountable infinity Marshall - 15/11/2009 10:52:23 PM 945 Views
How many Egwenes does it take to be ungrateful for being rescued & having her job saved? *NM* Cannoli - 16/11/2009 04:01:56 AM 479 Views
A speck *NM* guttering flame - 16/11/2009 06:20:11 AM 431 Views
She didn't need rescuing Sidious - 16/11/2009 06:38:37 AM 934 Views
Prime target for Seanchan assassins *NM* guttering flame - 16/11/2009 07:06:17 AM 462 Views
who were not in the Tower *NM* Sidious - 16/11/2009 07:18:47 AM 422 Views
Where were they then? *NM* guttering flame - 16/11/2009 08:07:39 AM 447 Views
outside the Tower *NM* Sidious - 16/11/2009 08:11:46 AM 447 Views
Care to explain that? *NM* guttering flame - 16/11/2009 09:56:25 AM 433 Views
why must I explain it? Sidious - 17/11/2009 11:08:05 AM 878 Views
That makes no sense guttering flame - 17/11/2009 11:31:05 AM 811 Views
Any of the other four couldn't have gotten inside? rhiane - 16/11/2009 06:44:49 PM 951 Views
Re: Any of the other four couldn't have gotten inside? Lord Haart - 17/11/2009 09:31:46 AM 852 Views
Yeah, they were all perfectly alright in the Stone of Tear. BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 12:27:15 AM 961 Views
Re: She didn't need rescuing Cannoli - 19/11/2009 12:53:29 AM 935 Views
Yeah, I didn't really get that part. Fanatic-Templar - 16/11/2009 06:45:40 AM 950 Views
Re: Yeah, I didn't really get that part. rhiane - 16/11/2009 06:40:26 PM 1032 Views
This is kind of a recurring theme in WOT, to me. StormCrow - 16/11/2009 09:56:52 PM 1013 Views
But... Fanatic-Templar - 17/11/2009 03:39:18 AM 881 Views
Rescue, not protect. Lord Haart - 17/11/2009 06:42:50 AM 976 Views
Rescuing and protecting are similar. Fanatic-Templar - 17/11/2009 07:12:02 AM 891 Views
Agree, but... StormCrow - 17/11/2009 06:04:17 PM 1074 Views
But then, why does she feel she can order Gawyn around? Fanatic-Templar - 17/11/2009 09:57:20 PM 977 Views
Because she's... , he <3's her, and if that's not enough, she's the A. Seat! *NM* StormCrow - 18/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 425 Views
I'm afraid I still don't get it. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 19/11/2009 12:13:26 AM 460 Views
Just my take on Egwene & women in WOT StormCrow - 23/11/2009 06:39:23 PM 918 Views
And now for something completely different guttering flame - 16/11/2009 06:27:52 AM 1138 Views
0 *NM* HyogaRott - 16/11/2009 06:53:29 PM 425 Views
Re: 0 HyogaRott - 16/11/2009 06:54:07 PM 884 Views
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