I'm pretty sure the authors of both works were drawing on similar memes. What about in the Bible where Satan takes Jesus to the top of a mountain and shows Him the world for his final temptation? Or even the ending of How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
It's more than just an image or meme, it's the whole sequence that struck me. If he just went to Dragonmount and his heart grew three sizes, then I'd agree, but if you're trying to equate Jesus's temptation, the Grinch, and Rand because they all happened on a mountain, that's a bit of a stretch.
I'm not saying that BS plagiarized, but I do think it's a bit more of a parallel than you're implying.
Rand parallels <can't say who without spoilers>
- 22/11/2009 12:27:58 AM
1129 Views
Oh, just look up archetypes already.
- 22/11/2009 02:03:48 AM
823 Views
I'm pretty sure that such a major event was at the least outlined by RJ. *NM*
- 22/11/2009 12:52:29 AM
287 Views
RJ had this all planned out for years.
- 22/11/2009 12:55:21 AM
739 Views
Re: RJ had this all planned out for years.
- 22/11/2009 01:00:48 AM
738 Views
Oh, just look up archetypes already.
- 22/11/2009 02:03:48 AM
823 Views
It's more than just being on a mountain
- 22/11/2009 02:15:46 AM
738 Views
um, the heart growing three sizes is exactly what happened to rand (metaphorically, derr)..... *NM*
- 23/11/2009 04:09:06 PM
317 Views