You get to see Kvothe at his best, being the perfect hero, etc. And if that was all there was to it, it would indeed be boring. But at the same time you see the older and more mature Kvothe, who not only is no longer perfect, but seems very jaded, much weakened, and on the verge of death!
That's not number 2. If anything, Rothfuss is making fun of the concept by turning it around completely.
That's not number 2. If anything, Rothfuss is making fun of the concept by turning it around completely.
That might have been what Rothfuss was going for, but he played it straight for like 700 pages. That is waaaaay to long.
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Interesting post from author Sam Sykes: The 5 Worst Motivations for Fantasy Characters
12/07/2010 12:07:59 AM
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Interesting.
12/07/2010 12:34:02 AM
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Except he's not
12/07/2010 04:23:12 AM
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I don't think the satire works though.
12/07/2010 05:14:44 AM
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To be fair, number 4 is a good motive in itself; it's just been overused.
13/07/2010 09:08:49 AM
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