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“You Know What He Was Meant To Be”
Mira:
--- Quote ---If you're arguing that "goodness" (and evil) is a heritable characteristic, I've got to disagree with you strongly. That idea underpins some of the worst instances of racism the world has ever known.
--- End quote ---
In this case I think it is. I may not have myself clear enough, disposition and personality is inherited to some degree and has nothing to do with racism. What underscores this in the series is the often repeated line, "you inherited your father's good heart.." Now while that could mean a lot of things, that it is a repeated line in the series is significant. Heck, Lash points out to Harry that one of the motives for Margaret setting up conceiving a star born was meeting and falling in love with the kind of man Malcolm was. She did that because of what he brought to the table genetically in his temperament, something Harry clearly inherited.
vincentric:
We also may be taking the term "Destroyer" out of context. Coming at it from a Western viewpoint, a Destroyer is generally viewed as "a bad thing" that brings chaos and violence to upend a peaceful society. But in some Eastern belief systems, a Destroyer is a necessary part of the cycle of the universe. They clear away the built up evil and allow for the growth of a new and better future.
Perhaps a "Starborn Destroyer" can go in either of these directions. Free will is an overarching theme of the Dresdenverse. Mab, Uriel and to a lesser extent Vadderung are trying to recruit Harry to the latter view while Nemesis goes for the former. It seems to me that the White Council is more focused on the first interpretation and discounts the possibility of the second. Also, their basic reactions are based on fear rather than hope. They default to killing a potential danger instead of nurturing a potential asset.
Tinfoil hat:
What Martha meant was, 'he was the chosen one, it was said he would destroy the outsider not join them.
For some reason as soon as i saw the topic that just popped up in my head.
The SC and some of the older gus in the White council know exactly what he was meant to be.
The starborn occur every 2or3 generations. Im sure the journals and other records are full of signs and stories about starborn.
vincentric:
But apparently, being Starborn doesn't make you good or evil, you choose. I mean our two main examples are Rashiid and Drakul. Harry could follow either path.
Tinfoil hat:
We aren't sure about Rashid. But according to batman if there is a 1% chance. Im sure the WC uses that type of logic
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