tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post2486133101704612078..comments2024-03-23T02:45:17.058-04:00Comments on Tales of Goldstone Wood: Read-along: Chapter 37Anne Elisabeth Stenglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-37268171705428840342013-01-12T00:31:41.215-05:002013-01-12T00:31:41.215-05:00Oh, btw, where did you get that artwork?? its SO b...Oh, btw, where did you get that artwork?? its SO beautiful!!!! I love it!!!! I wish I could draw like that. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814840750991556084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-61002133468388008782013-01-11T21:58:23.421-05:002013-01-11T21:58:23.421-05:001. I think the Dragon carried Una down to the city...1. I think the Dragon carried Una down to the city to get her alone. The Dragon could better tempt Una when nobody else was with her. "Take back my fire, or you will surely die here and now!"<br /><br />2. "It is over now. The danger is past. I will never abandon you. I will never abandon you, Una."<br /><br />CaitlynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-62096757953440102612013-01-11T12:43:20.562-05:002013-01-11T12:43:20.562-05:00I know that writing these posts does take a big ch...I know that writing these posts does take a big chunk out of your writing! I thank you SO much for doing it in spite of your cold and whatever else might be ailing you right now! It has been so much fun for me.<br /><br />1. I think that the Dragon taking Una away from Oriana Palace symbolizes sin taking you away from innocence, morality, and goodness. He wanted to get her out of a moral atmosphere so that he could manipulate her better. Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597065432344069069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-21333763750774091622013-01-11T12:27:43.415-05:002013-01-11T12:27:43.415-05:00Like Charity, it wasn't until reading about Ae...Like Charity, it wasn't until reading about Aethelbald being in the Dragon's mouth that I realized he was the wood thrush. Even with all the little bits about the wood thrush in the previous chapters, it wasn't until this chapter that I made the connection. Oh well.<br /><br />I was gonna ask about Aethelbald telling Una if a ghots bleeds, and the connection with Jesus and Thomas, but you answered my question so well! I never heard of stigmata symbolism until now. Dr. V. sounds like an amazing teacher.<br /><br />2. With a sickening lurch she rose into the air, feeling the biting cold of the wind on her face at the same time as the awful burn of the dragon scales that dug into her skin, and she lay limp as a rag doll in his grip. (pg. 349)<br /><br />Christanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-76531858811651418012013-01-11T00:50:06.291-05:002013-01-11T00:50:06.291-05:00A little hasty in writing that.....I finished read...A little hasty in writing that.....I finished reading the rest where you told about Thomas and Jesus. (oh my. I think I just got a little mixed up too. Guess who's going to read her Bible right now) <br />So you can ignore the question (I was so impressed at how fast you answered it!! :P just kidding) :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814840750991556084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-64050966415820969092013-01-11T00:45:42.109-05:002013-01-11T00:45:42.109-05:001. Loved Anna's answer!!!
Question:
The part...1. Loved Anna's answer!!! <br /><br />Question:<br />The part you wrote about "A Ghost?" when Aethelbald shows Una his cut hand and asks if a ghost bleeds...it's kind of like when Christ rose again, and everyone thinks He's ghost. He eats some bread, then He asks if a ghost can eat. Am I the only sensing a connection? Is it deliberate? Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814840750991556084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-25897774987121277192013-01-10T22:01:55.225-05:002013-01-10T22:01:55.225-05:001. I believe that the destruction of Sondhold was ...1. I believe that the destruction of Sondhold was a picture of Una's former life. <br />Ruined, devastated...burned. <br />He was dragging her back to what she had been and was smearing it in her face, telling her that she was still destroyed. <br />But Una shows perhaps her second moment of greatest courage (after accepting death from Aethelbald) and turns the Dragon dwon.Hannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-12264385612772793222013-01-10T21:46:12.730-05:002013-01-10T21:46:12.730-05:001. Hmm... don't know? =C1. Hmm... don't know? =CCourtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09758194980707040418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-27928795380203518332013-01-10T21:40:58.781-05:002013-01-10T21:40:58.781-05:001. Loved Ms. Anna's answer. The Dragon carri...1. Loved Ms. Anna's answer. The Dragon carries Una to Sondhold in order to further torment her. Sondhold represents the ultimate place of despair since Una is carried away from even her family. Also, the Dragon might have been attempting to fulfill his earlier vow to utterly destroy Una.<br /><br />I loved your discussion of stigmata symbolism. I'd never heard that term before. Fascinating! I'm sure your professor was an outstanding teacher. He sounds like someone I would have enjoyed studying under.<br /><br />God bless you and hope you're feeling much better.Meredithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-48883589892200698252013-01-10T21:16:04.603-05:002013-01-10T21:16:04.603-05:001) I think Anna said it very nicely indeed! :D1) I think Anna said it very nicely indeed! :DBekanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-81343355993973482102013-01-10T21:00:28.867-05:002013-01-10T21:00:28.867-05:001. I'm totally guessing here, but here it goes...1. I'm totally guessing here, but here it goes:<br />Oriana Palace is a sort of "haven", a heaven of sorts (yes, bad stuff happened there, but its overall atmosphere is one of innocence and purity ). The Dragon takes Una into the city, into the worldliness and grime outside the Palace. The Dragon drags her into sin and out of grace.Anna C.noreply@blogger.com