Probably won't earn any points with you but the stereotypical feminine idea that if you don't know.. - Edit 1
Before modification by Onarishma at 14/11/2009 11:53:15 AM
First off, both are in Chapter 3 The Way of Honor.
1. Aviendha is brooding on her Wise One honor (or her feeling of the lack there of). She thinks about her strength as a Maiden being like the carbon that strengthen her spear tips. The mention of carbon strengthening her spear tips just seemed to pull me outta the story and scream at me about high school science.
2. What is the deal with the Aiel and their Honor? They refuse to ask what they did wrong. What honor is there in not asking and possibly repeating the same offense? One would think that it's be MORE honorable to swallow their pride and just ask what they messed up with than trying for days or weeks trying to figure it out and risking offending someone else the same way along the way. If I were given the task of counting seeds I think that I personally would rather suck it up and ask. Who wants to do useless work for no reason you can figure out?
1. Aviendha is brooding on her Wise One honor (or her feeling of the lack there of). She thinks about her strength as a Maiden being like the carbon that strengthen her spear tips. The mention of carbon strengthening her spear tips just seemed to pull me outta the story and scream at me about high school science.
2. What is the deal with the Aiel and their Honor? They refuse to ask what they did wrong. What honor is there in not asking and possibly repeating the same offense? One would think that it's be MORE honorable to swallow their pride and just ask what they messed up with than trying for days or weeks trying to figure it out and risking offending someone else the same way along the way. If I were given the task of counting seeds I think that I personally would rather suck it up and ask. Who wants to do useless work for no reason you can figure out?
Then you are even more deserving of shame and punishment. There is logic to it if elusive to most men
. If you are attentive to the rules and personalities you should never be unsure about where you have erred. The shame in not knowing is increased because the only reason you are being held accountable is because you should know. Because you should know your ignorance is disrespectful because it idicates that you are purposefully ignoring the rule or that you disregarded the rule when you learned(in one ear out the other)In Aviendha's case the lesson was blantant. We have you prove that you are a Wise One but you fail to claim you are one. To an Aiel that is prideful. Each act of reassurance is sort of like seeking praise. Wallowing in it without accepting the responsibility to lead. If she had asked she would have proven herself undeserving. Cause if she could not recognize she was their equal then she does not deserve to be. In Aiel society if you need coddling then you're not a good leader.