Orchid

Lee Berman · 13 Dec 2010, 04:10 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: severiansola at hotmail.com (Lee Berman)
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:10:07 -0500
Subject: (urth) Orchid
Message-ID: <SNT123-W56E9CE89A71812E90EEA9ECF120 at phx.gbl>

>Gerry Quinn- Mint gave up 'five very great things' to become a sibyl.  As a general, she 
>lost more; in RttW she is confined to a wheelchair.  It is still not entirely clear what 
>the object of her love was; what seems intensely clear is that she was no less born to serve 
>than was Marble.

For me, the Long Sun character of Mint seems loosely patterned on Joan of Arc. If the 
main text is weak or unclear on her motivations, perhaps a study of the Maid of Orleans could
help fill in gaps. (obviously they had different futures).

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