Jun-07-2010, 04:27 PM (UTC)
I'm not sure.... I don't feel I have enough examples of wizardwood being carved into the shape of actual specific people to know if this is definitely the case I suppose. I guess you're saying if the carver has someone in mind while carving they are passing on those traits to the 'wood' as they carve?
I guess the liveships could be seen as having masculine/feminine traits, but people are notorious for seeing what they expect to and so those characters in the books who see a female/male figurehead will tend to ascribe feminine/masculine traits to that personality.
I think when Paragon went nuts with the axe I just put it down to his increasing instability (or simply the potential violence of a predator) as his dragon part came to the fore more and more. But what you say makes sense too, about Fitz being in a beserk state.
But if Paragon actually SAID that part of him was from 'he who Amber carved him in the shape of' then I suppose that's pretty good evidence!
I guess we won't be seeing too many new things carved into wizardwood anyhoo .....
(or will we? bwahahahaha!!! .....ok nah not likely)
I guess the liveships could be seen as having masculine/feminine traits, but people are notorious for seeing what they expect to and so those characters in the books who see a female/male figurehead will tend to ascribe feminine/masculine traits to that personality.
I think when Paragon went nuts with the axe I just put it down to his increasing instability (or simply the potential violence of a predator) as his dragon part came to the fore more and more. But what you say makes sense too, about Fitz being in a beserk state.
But if Paragon actually SAID that part of him was from 'he who Amber carved him in the shape of' then I suppose that's pretty good evidence!
I guess we won't be seeing too many new things carved into wizardwood anyhoo .....
(or will we? bwahahahaha!!! .....ok nah not likely)