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Silkhorn's no saint (was Re: (urth) TBOTSS and colonialism)
↰ answers Jerry Friedman
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on 5/30/02 2:41 PM, Jerry Friedman at jerry_friedman at yahoo.com wrote: To get back to something more to the point, why doesn't Silkhorn try "donating" blood to inhumi? That would seem like an excellent attempt at making improvements. He's too humble to think he would help? Too squeamish? Wolfe didn't like the echoes of the Eucharist?
Though I myself have spoken as though he was, Silkhorn's no saint. He's a good man (at least we're told so, and I suppose the sententious advice he endlessly dispenses means we're supposed to believe it) and has a strong sense of responsibility, but he's neither ascetic nor particularly self-sacrificing, and his behavior towards Jahlee and Juganu (not to mention Nettle) is hardly saintlike.
And afaik he never attempts to redeem either Jahlee or Juganu (or even Fava). He may have compassion for Jahlee, but he takes for granted that she will always be amoral and drink human blood.
--Adam