Comment by AlotOfReading
16 days ago
Le Guin is one of the most intentional authors out there. Her works, Earthsea included, smack you in the face with deliberate messages.
16 days ago
Le Guin is one of the most intentional authors out there. Her works, Earthsea included, smack you in the face with deliberate messages.
Yes, because you don't understand them. That's basically the difference between Western and Eastern style religions. Here it's not a theory, it's a path. It's about you. When she writes “To light a candle is to cast a shadow”, what does that mean to you? How does that affect the way you live your life? Your relationship with others? To take it as a simple "message" is like going to the gym to stare at the weights.