When did you last see your mother?

Jonathan Laidlow · 13 Apr 1999, 14:27 · from urth-v0025.mbox · original

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From: "Jonathan Laidlow" <LAIDLOJM at hhs.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: (urth) When did you last see your mother?
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:27:40 GMT
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Re: Severian as father of his own mother.

I'm in agreement with the suggestion that Dorcas is pregnant. but=20
where is the evidence in the text to suggest that this is in fact=20
Katherine, Severian's mother?

Are we saying that Severian is the result of an incestuous=20
relationship (Dorcas' first child Ouen & second child by Severian)?

And how does this interbreeding produce the saviour? Surely the=20
results would be much less favourable....

Jonathan
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