more RTTW questions

George Terry · 20 Feb 2001, 08:48 · from whorl-v0012.mbox · original

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From: George Terry <gmterry at ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) more RTTW questions
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:48:50
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>
>2.  What do you think of Horn being an inhumu?  I think the evidence Wolfe
>gives is too much to ignore.  The fact that he hardly ever eats bothered me
>all through the book, especially when Hoof said he often pretended to eat =
and
>that the inhumu in the boat with them ate some potato soup.  Also, Horn sa=
ys
>something about a possible way he got to Green without an inhumu present t=
hat
>he didn't want to think about.  There is definitely something there we're =
not
>seeing.
>

I think Horn is an "anti-inhumu" or better, an "humu". Horn embodies the=20
best virtues of humanity (Silk--also his son's "Father was good..."). Horn=20
therefore stands in contradistinction to what the inhumi have become by=20
taking on those aspects of selfish humanity rather than the unselfish. Thus=20
the secret of defeating the inhumi--become "humi" and they will be brought=20
along.

George

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