I agree.:-) I like Rand a lot. I'm reading his POV in the serious. It gives you a whole new perpective on what Rand is going through. The way Moiraine treats him in TGH really ticks me off. If you remember that he is the tragic hero then what he does seems about right. He reminds me a little of Thomas Covenant.

I really like Rand's duality. despite what he says' date=' he's not as hard as he needs to be, as he's constantly struggling with his prior beliefs and inherited propensities. sometimes they cost him a great deal.

 

high fantasy is great and all, but I get enough of it from other sources. if Rand was completely weak or completely strong then I'd be bored by his chapters. the "wounded hero" has a tragic-poet-samurai appeal, and I dig it.[/quote']