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Re: So about the nobility. alex Send a noteboard - 10/11/2010 05:28:50 PM
<One of the things I found quite annoying in WoT is that it seems that amongst ‘good’ (and by that I mean nondarkfriend) characters there are two sets of behavior. One is generally unambitious, kind, with emphasis on loyalty to friends and (often unpleasant – if only to character in question) duty as well as always keeping common good above personal. Failing to meet that standard means that character will be deemed as ‘going dark’ or ‘overproud’ or just plain jerk. On other hand we have behavior that can be summed up as ‘me and my stuff first’: characters are pursuing personal (or group) interest at expense of common good or, sometimes, don’t even seem to be aware that there is a difference between common good and their interest. They will be shown as bad or misguided. Except in your two examples. Now, what annoys me is not that they act in that way but that books don’t seem to acknowledge that they fallow second set of behavior. I wonder where RJ and Sanderson were going with that too.
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So about the nobility. - 09/11/2010 06:53:34 AM 1269 Views
Thank you. I couldn't put a finger on why that bothered me. - 09/11/2010 08:27:26 AM 852 Views
Re: Thank you. I couldn't put a finger on why that bothered me. - 09/11/2010 06:56:35 PM 728 Views
that is how suicidial thoughts are usually formed in RL *NM* - 11/11/2010 06:03:21 PM 350 Views
I don't have any problems with this - they are trying to get more power to survive. - 09/11/2010 04:08:22 PM 885 Views
If that power is needed to survive, how will those she takes it from survive? - 09/11/2010 09:23:15 PM 823 Views
I disagree - 09/11/2010 07:28:39 PM 769 Views
Re: I disagree - 09/11/2010 08:26:12 PM 737 Views
Re: I disagree - 09/11/2010 09:29:11 PM 852 Views
Re: I disagree - 10/11/2010 12:30:33 AM 783 Views
Re: I disagree - 10/11/2010 01:07:19 AM 791 Views
Yes, of course... - 10/11/2010 01:36:30 AM 806 Views
If you can stay on subject, yes. - 10/11/2010 03:22:49 AM 960 Views
Re: If you can stay on subject, yes. - 12/11/2010 10:56:44 AM 785 Views
Re: If you can stay on subject, yes. - 14/11/2010 03:13:07 AM 653 Views
*Scratches head* - 09/11/2010 10:59:29 PM 819 Views
Re: *Scratches head* - 09/11/2010 11:50:00 PM 895 Views
Damn... - 10/11/2010 01:27:28 AM 723 Views
Re: Damn... - 10/11/2010 04:38:23 AM 718 Views
Ridiculous - 12/11/2010 07:20:13 AM 845 Views
Uh-huh. - 14/11/2010 03:51:49 AM 781 Views
Re: Damn... - 12/11/2010 11:05:52 AM 739 Views
You make a valid point. - 14/11/2010 02:53:46 AM 1015 Views
Re: So about the nobility. - 10/11/2010 05:28:50 PM 750 Views

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