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Dina:
--- Quote from: Mr. Death on February 18, 2020, 03:48:59 PM ---I'd attribute them more to arrogance and naivete, myself. She seems to me like a woman who dove into things with the mindset of, "I know what I'm doing, screw those old fogies, nobody can stop me!" then eventually realized she was in way over her head and made a lot of her last moves out of fear, regret and desperation.
--- End quote ---
Interesting that your interpretation is so different of mine, specially about her last movements. I see them as calculated and very rational, nothing of desperation (and she could feel fear and regret but that was not what fueled her actions).
Bad Alias:
I agree with the points Mr. Death and Mira made, at least as to what lead Margaret astray. I'd say that a lot of young protesters find out that change is difficult and can backfire on you because of their arrogance and naivete which leads to a mindset of "I know what I'm doing, screw those old fogies, nobody can stop me!" because they see a system that needs changing. Sometimes that leads to a decision with grave consequences.
morriswalters:
Be careful of comparing Margaret to protestors. The era was much less simple than those comparisons make it seem. Margaret may resemble more closely in fact the ones who used murder as a political statement and who considered the status quo as something that needed to be crushed at any cost.
Dina's interpretation seems to be closer to the text.
--- Quote ---I followed her nod with my gaze. The image-Thomas snarled something under his breath. The Hunger in the mirror answered in a slow, slithering tongue I did not understand. "Why didn't you help him?"
"I did what I could," my mother said. Her eyes flickered with something dark, an ancient spark of hatred. "I made sure that his father would endure a fitting punishment for what he did to us."
@Mira
Love isn't enough. It does nothing for those who may have been hurt or who may be hurt by her actions. If she is to be redeemed in the text then we need something else. Or rather I should say you all will need more, at the rate he's writing I won't see the endpoint. To use Jim's favorite movies. Darth Vader gets redemption by killing the Emperor. Maggie needs equal billing with Darth Vader.
"You and Thomas?"
"And you, Harry.
--- End quote ---
She set up her death curse on the way ot the door. Whatever caused her to run didn't keep her from taking her vengeance on Raith and using her sons to fuel it. And the quote implies that he has done something to Harry as well. Darth Vader got redemption by killing the Emperor. Maggie deserves similar treatment.
Mira:
--- Quote ---Be careful of comparing Margaret to protestors. The era was much less simple than those comparisons make it seem. Margaret may resemble more closely in fact the ones who used murder as a political statement and who considered the status quo as something that needed to be crushed at any cost.
--- End quote ---
Don't know if you lived through that era or not, but perfectly normal good kids protested and got radicalized.. Groups like the Weathermen were born, she could have been susceptible.. Using the slippery slope argument and the ease that one can slip into black magic and justify it.
--- Quote ---Love isn't enough. It does nothing for those who may have been hurt or who may be hurt by her actions. If she is to be redeemed in the text then we need something else. Or rather I should say you all will need more, at the rate he's writing I won't see the endpoint. To use Jim's favorite movies. Darth Vader gets redemption by killing the Emperor. Maggie needs equal billing with Darth Vader.
"You and Thomas?"
"And you, Harry.
--- End quote ---
Make up for what she did? No, but love for a man like Malcolm would make her want to be a better woman. Make amends for the damage she had done, and yes, in the end be redeemed. Go back and reread the bits where Michael or Sanya explain what the Holy Knight's job is. They try to get the host to give up the coin, then that person is free to seek redemption or not. Giving up the coin alone isn't going to make up for past wrongs, but changing how he or she chooses to live the rest of his or her life can..
forumghost:
Y'know I really don't get where the 'using her sons to fuel it' stuff is coming from with regards to her death curse. Wasn't it fueled by her lifeforce (like any death curse) and just tied to her bloodline so that the Curse stayed 'refreshed' instead of fading like a normal spell?
It's not like it hurt Harry, or Thomas, in any way, near as I can tell. Just that the presence of Maggie's descendants kept the spell anchored/strong.
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