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']

 

true the fact that Rand isn't yet what he needs t be in order to win does make the story have a sort of appeal if he was as hard as he needed to be from the beginning it would ruin the shaping of his character and he wouldn't be as interesting as he is now.

well he seems bad but he is right for it. we know he succeeds in his task. this si supposed to be the third age' date=' btu we seee writings form the fourth.[/quote']

 

Actually I think its the fourth now considering that when the Dragon came he broke all the binds that tied and heralded in a new age.

 

Not sure where I read it but I think it was in the book. If its not the fourth age yet then it will soon be.

ur right that was poorly structured. yes i guess he is prideful sumtimes' date=' but mainly im trying to say all th heroes are amde to seem more than what they were. sorry i structured that :oops: like a total nooblet lmao, still funny.[/quote']

 

No worries everyone does it sometimes. Of course heroes are portrayed as more that what they are their actions grow wit every telling and they become heroes because of the little things they do such as Perrin seizing control of the Two Rivers and pulling everyone together or Mat dancing the Band around to escape but it turned out they went on to win the battle....Things like that grow and men , or women, become heroes because of those tales. That is essentially how a hero is made.

 

 

Went way off topic here I guess.

 

 

I find Rand to be a bit full of himself but he is willingly going to his "death" at Tarmon Gaidon and so I give him leeway. He is having trouble uniting the lands and so he must force them into submission lest their schemes run the chances for the Light at the Last Battle.

 

I don't think Rand has what it takes to lead the forces of the light. Personally I have the same viewpoint as Mordeth,or Padan Fain, did/does to beat the shadow you have to be willing to become as dark as the shadow if not darker. If you cannot make yourself do what it takes to destroy something utterly whether that is just killing a woman or utterly destroying a civilization you have to be willing and able to do it in order to win.

i didnt bother readin any of this. yeah so dont say it i really dont care.

 

NOW THEN

one common happeniong through ALL of the book (we see it especalliy when birgettei comes)

THE STORIES GLORIFY HERSO

we know all of them had thire own issues. evry1 deos.

artur was killde for his pride

LTT? pride

pride.

 

 

alos: rand is the universes scapegoat. ALL the bad Bela's Droppings in a Bag! happens to him. cut him som slack. even though i agree he can be pretty bitchy sumtimse and needs ot really calm down sumtimes

That made my head hurt . What were you trying to say? That Rand has too much pride?