Who's Right?

Ryan Dunn · 04 Dec 2010, 13:51 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: ryan at liftingfaces.com (Ryan Dunn)
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:51:34 -0500
Subject: (urth) Who's Right?
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On Dec 4, 2010, at 8:46 AM, Ryan Dunn wrote:

> On Dec 4, 2010, at 3:54 AM, Lee Berman wrote:
> 
>>> Andrew Mason: I agree that there's more to Agia than mees the eye. There are a
>>> couple of definite indicators of this: her use of the symbol of the
>>> Jurupari (if that's what it was);  Agilus' ribbons.
>> 
>> Agilus' ribbons might be connected to the Jungle Sorcerers' masks. Agia uses a 
>> claw weapon much like (perhaps identical) to those of the jungle guys to cut
>> Severian's face. 
>> 
>> (Actually I also find much hidden significance to Agia's other weapons-
>> the misericorde, the athame and the crooked dagger. I can elaborate if anyone is 
>> interested.)
>> 
>> The Jurupari is a jungle demon. Also a fish known as the earth eater. And there is a
>> thematic connection between the fish and the demon reminscent of Abaia and undines.
>> 
>> And as mentioned before I am intrigued by how Agia herds Severian around Nessus and the 
>> Commonwealth and her association with a weird little guy from outer space who is clever
>> with mirrors (Inire-Hethor ambiguity intended). 	
> 
> 
> Simpler still, we meet Agilus with a mask on. It looks real enough, and skeletal. He takes it off and reveals his "real face". He is laying there near dead, and Severian sees more ribbons.
> 
> Isn't this more likely to connect to the Hiero's and their masks under masks? Two alien poppets for the price of one?
> 
> ...ryan


And no, I haven't forgotten how real his head is when it is lobbed off, but I am still trying to reconcile the ribbons, which almost have to indicate that his face is a mask, right? Unless I'm reading it wrong.

...ryan

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