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Blind Prophet · 10th July 2007, 08:25 PM

Before you damn Covenant you have to rmemeber that as suffering his leprosy, he has to remove any thoughts that do not focus on his well being as the numbness means that he can't feel any injuries he sustains. Consequently he can't afford to believe that the Land is real, because it could mean that he is going insane, and if he is then he could do anything in the blank spots where he is in the Land.
So it's not like he's being an ass for the sake of it, he can't afford to go trust it.

But yeh, he is annoying, even though i have to sympathise with him.

10th July 2007, 08:25 PM	#30 (permalink)
Blind Prophet Undaunted Soldier Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Midlands Posts: 8	Re: Is Thomas Covenant the most frustrating "hero" ever? Before you damn Covenant you have to rmemeber that as suffering his leprosy, he has to remove any thoughts that do not focus on his well being as the numbness means that he can't feel any injuries he sustains. Consequently he can't afford to believe that the Land is real, because it could mean that he is going insane, and if he is then he could do anything in the blank spots where he is in the Land. So it's not like he's being an ass for the sake of it, he can't afford to go trust it. But yeh, he is annoying, even though i have to sympathise with him.