Jul-20-2011, 03:36 AM (UTC)
(This post was last modified: Nov-18-2012, 02:42 PM (UTC) by Farseer.)
OK, so I'm just now finishing my third (or fourth, or fifth.. I can't remember anymore) re-read of the Liveship Series and something sort of struck me about the relationship between Wintrow and Kennit.
Is it possible that Wintrow is Kennit's "white" Prophet? Sort of like the Fool is to Fitz?
The reason I ask is because Wintrow and Kennit have this convoluted relationship. Wintrow, repeatedly, throughout the books lets his "gaze go afar" while he "dreamily" recites some scripture or drops random wisdom. Add on to the fact that he is always being accused of "not speaking plainly" (by Etta mostly but also Kyle and the rest of his family) and I think there are a few similarities to the Fool. Wintrow is also similarly magnetic toward Kennit even after he finds out his Aunt was raped by the man.
There probably isn't much meat to the bone of this theory but it was something that kept scratching the back of my mind while I was reading the final book. If it's totally off base and you guys think I'm crazy for thinking so let's just discuss the actual relationship between the two of them. Did you buy into how they acted towards eachother? Did Kennit REALLY care for Wintrow?
Is it possible that Wintrow is Kennit's "white" Prophet? Sort of like the Fool is to Fitz?
The reason I ask is because Wintrow and Kennit have this convoluted relationship. Wintrow, repeatedly, throughout the books lets his "gaze go afar" while he "dreamily" recites some scripture or drops random wisdom. Add on to the fact that he is always being accused of "not speaking plainly" (by Etta mostly but also Kyle and the rest of his family) and I think there are a few similarities to the Fool. Wintrow is also similarly magnetic toward Kennit even after he finds out his Aunt was raped by the man.
There probably isn't much meat to the bone of this theory but it was something that kept scratching the back of my mind while I was reading the final book. If it's totally off base and you guys think I'm crazy for thinking so let's just discuss the actual relationship between the two of them. Did you buy into how they acted towards eachother? Did Kennit REALLY care for Wintrow?
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