tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post612361814984476373..comments2024-03-23T02:45:17.058-04:00Comments on Tales of Goldstone Wood: Read-along: Chapter 23Anne Elisabeth Stenglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462605949792523331noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-75556733768439841172012-12-30T16:07:45.244-05:002012-12-30T16:07:45.244-05:001. I don't know.
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Caitlyn1. I don't know.<br /><br />2. "No!"<br /><br />CaitlynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-29893146345787229382012-12-28T13:50:54.379-05:002012-12-28T13:50:54.379-05:001) Actually, I kind of agree with Courtney in a wa...1) Actually, I kind of agree with Courtney in a way. Because, if evryone has that bit of dragon inside them, she's right; Starflower isn't really a great symbol of fallen humanity. If that makes any sense.<br />Una is so-oo incredibly imperfect - okay, stretching it, she's evil. But not a dragon. The Dragon just took that imperfection/semi-evil bit in her, and made a dragon out of it. <br />Again, if that makes any sense.Rebekahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-42946740291454297862012-12-25T20:02:04.875-05:002012-12-25T20:02:04.875-05:001. If she was meant to be a dragon all along, I th...1. If she was meant to be a dragon all along, I think that she really was released to be what she truly was all along. <br />So I partially agree with this. He really has transformed her so that life for her takes a turning point that may have been good for her, yet he hasn't transformed her at the same time... it makes sense to me, at any rate :P lolMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814840750991556084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-6445324570372567052012-12-25T20:01:26.248-05:002012-12-25T20:01:26.248-05:001. I get that Una is released and becomes what has...1. I get that Una is released and becomes what has been hidden inside her. You hint that Felix has this problem as well...<br /><br />Una represents fallen humanity. She would be already broken and evil. The dragon brought it to the surface.<br /><br />When I first read the book I was disappointed in Una. It makes sense to want her to be a strong great heroic character but she is suppose to represent us. I think we need a wake up call on the reality of our depravity. My heart certainly needs it. Even though it is hard to swallow, I am glad you made her this way.<br /><br /><br />Do most of the characters represent fallen humanity in this way? I mean do all have the possibility of becoming dragons? Yet some are given to the sister of the dragon. If I have this correct - The dragon represents dreams that are destroyed (so dismay over what can not be) and the lady represents dreams that have been fulfilled (dreams that consume the heart of man). So depending on which way the character's life is going they will end up meeting with one of the two Fates? Do the people under the lady's power have a physical transformation as well? Lionheart did not so I am guessing no. Do only certain characters represent humanity? I noticed some characters, like Starflower, did not really go through this process.<br /><br />This is all jumbled up and probably a little confusing. I have a cold and it is not helping me type. =X<br /><br />You may not want to answer so many questions. And some of this might be cleared up in later books. This is just something I have been pondering over.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09758194980707040418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-55919746926828059782012-12-25T20:00:01.411-05:002012-12-25T20:00:01.411-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09758194980707040418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-35963804850333995182012-12-25T18:11:58.657-05:002012-12-25T18:11:58.657-05:001) I agree with it. I think, as humans with sinful...1) I agree with it. I think, as humans with sinful natures, we definitely have dragons inside of us, just waiting to be released. Grace is about freeing us from the burden of having to slay our dragons alone--even as we struggle with them, we know the battle is won. And that takes a lot of pressure off our shoulders! Una's journey, for me, was one to understanding and accepting that grace and thereby slaying her dragon through love. Merry Christmas!Bekanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102067376746188002.post-85156699867519848982012-12-24T15:57:58.980-05:002012-12-24T15:57:58.980-05:001. I agree from the standpoint of the flesh, if th...1. I agree from the standpoint of the flesh, if there was no wood thrush, no Aethelbald, no Jesus, no God, then I am what I am, a dragon like Una. I connected with Una and her struggles, and seeing her weaknesses, failings, etc her feelings of unworthiness, all leads up to not knowing the Truth, and the Truth will set you free, release you from the bondage of sin, the anger, the unworthiness, the dragon that lives within. But he was "releasing" her from the struggle, the constrains of living what is Truth, letting the raging of the flesh run rampant, rather than bridling it, fighting it, etc... <br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!Jennettehttp://www.jlmbewe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com