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To me whether or not Thassa

Submitted by hope on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 2:56pm.

To me whether or not Thassa dies has a slightly different significance than just being a part of the plot or mattering emotionally to the readers.  Thassa reperesents an idea--the idea that a person can be and remain happy throughout all the unpleasantness of life.  If she lives, then that idea still has a chance, she could recover from her momentary lapse and be happy again. But if she actually kills herself, the idea is killed, and the world wins.

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