for Benjamin - sev as conciliator

Josh Geller · 19 Aug 2003, 14:59 · from urth-v0308.mbox · original

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From: Josh Geller <brunians at brunians.org>
Subject: Re: (urth) for Benjamin  - sev as conciliator
Date: 19 Aug 2003 07:59:07 -0700
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On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 23:25, maa32 wrote:
> Hi Benjamin.
> Of course there are plenty of indications that Severian is the conciliato=
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> over the place in BOTNS.  First off, there is mention of him as the Dark =
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> (sev's fuliginous cloak).  Agia emphasizes that he is the master of time =
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> they approach the botanic gardens, that he could be "right around the ben=
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> the street", or something similar.  Of course he is - he's right there ta=
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> to her, and it's situational irony, as well as foreshadowing the power of=
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> claw to reverse the passage of time and Severian's own travels.  There's =
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> more - at the party in Sword of the Lictor where Severian is supposed to =
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> the woman off the cliff, he talks about how the Conciliator could be mask=
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> the party and not even know it, clearly talking about himself.  Wolfe use=
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> lot of that situational irony, which I believe can be attributed to a ver=
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> knowing Severian trying to hint that he is indeed the conciliator, long b=
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> we ever get Urth of the New Sun. =20

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