The Green Man's restitution

Lisa Schaffer-Doggett · 20 Jul 2003, 01:25 · from urth-v0307.mbox · original

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From: Lisa Schaffer-Doggett <harlekin at earthlink.net>
Subject: (urth) The Green Man's restitution
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 18:25:26 -0700
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All of this talk about Silk (the man who doesn't eat) put me back on=20
the track of a question that's been nagging me.  How does the Green Man=20
repay Severian for setting him free?  The rescue from the Ascians=20
doesn't count (the Green Man's own words) and he claims that he will=20
aid him again.  Then, nothing.  No more Green Man.  In my mind there=20
are three explanations for this.  Wolfe forgot about the Green Man's=20
promise, or decided not to bother with it (not a viable option for me),=20
Severian decided to omit any more mention of the Green Man for his own=20
reasons (too close to the first, basically a cop-out), or the Green=20
Man, being a master of the corridors of time has already aided Severian=20
in his past (though it would be the Green Man's personal future). =20
"When" in the text could this have happened, and what action could it=20
be?

Don

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