Gideon

Jeffrey Brent McBeth · 08 Jan 2009, 17:27 · from 2009-January.txt.gz

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From: mcbeth at broggs.org (Jeffrey Brent McBeth)
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:27:27 -0500
Subject: (urth) Gideon
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On Jan 8, 2009, at 8:00 AM, Dave Tallman wrote:
>
> In an interview, Wolfe said the book was about freedom, and Gideon was 
> the most free character. That could mean the one most unconstrained by 
> morality. Queen Cassiopeia was the least free, eventually becoming a 
> literal puppet for the will of her people.

Freedom being equated to being unconstrained by morality seems a bit
antithetical to the Christian belief that morality is what sets you
free.

Jeff

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