Faile's interactions with Perrin might be annoying, but they are understandable. She gets accused of expecting him to know Saldaean ways, but Davram flat out told Perrin how things are in Saldaea. That Perrin didn't listen is his fault, not Faile's. I know that Two Rivers men are raised to treat females like china dolls while being expected to take whatever abuse they dish out without retaliating, but Perrin knows what Faile wants - she wants him to treat her like an equal and act like a man instead of some whiny emo doormat. Given all she is willing to do for him, I don't think it's too much for her to ask!
I think both are to blame a bit.
Sure Perrin blundered a bit early on in the marriage, because he was reacting to her in a more TR fashion. Davram's talk with him in LoC didn't really help much either, even if Perrin managed to stand up and show backbone with Deira. It was Elyas who gave Perrin the relationship advive he needed, "Don't wuss out around Saldean women", in PoD. It's not so much that he desrves a free pass, it's just that being confrontational with a woman is not something that he was raised to do, and it's practically contrary to the norms of the TR.
Faile OTOH, did spend several months in the TR, and dealt with the WCs on a regular basis. She should know at that point that TR women love to browbeat the men. A man who acts like the leopard she's expecting is the type who would likely earn the wrath of the WCs. She needed to be more honest instead of using the cold shoulder.
Anybody else think Nynaeve is easily as annoying as Faile?
- 14/09/2010 05:43:21 AM
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I find Nynaeve more annoying.
- 14/09/2010 02:14:30 PM
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Re: I find Nynaeve more annoying.
- 14/09/2010 02:53:18 PM
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A lot of fans liked her Travelling around the Borderlands to call the Malkieri survivors to war
- 14/09/2010 04:32:47 PM
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I love Nynaeve
- 14/09/2010 05:22:01 PM
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OMG I'm so glad to know I'm not the only intelligent person here! *NM*
- 14/09/2010 07:26:26 PM
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no. nynaeve is awesome....faile is good, but nynaeve is the shizz.... *NM*
- 14/09/2010 07:11:53 PM
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I don't find Faile annoying, and I love Nynaeve.
- 15/09/2010 12:05:48 AM
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Nynaeve was ruined by Egwene's rise to authority over her.
- 15/09/2010 01:04:58 AM
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Faile's immaturity is much more annoying than Nynaeve's temper. *NM*
- 15/09/2010 01:53:40 AM
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Faile, love aside, has a very balanced, educated and experienced POV. More than many WoT grrls.
- 15/09/2010 04:06:41 AM
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Nyn is my favorite female. Faile is my second favorite.
- 16/09/2010 06:22:01 PM
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I think it goes both ways
- 17/09/2010 07:11:48 AM
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