The Tragic Children of Malazan | Adapting to a Cruel World
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- The children in Malazan book of the fallen often don't get as much of the attention as the adults, but they are what gives the story emotional depth. In this video I'm using three examples: Sinn, two unnamed children and Harllo, to show how cruel the world of malazan truly is and why their portayal of trauma is amazingly written. Also Steven Erikson if you're watching this beause i know you sometimes do: Thank you so much for this amazing series.
#epicfantasy #malazan
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Sinn
04:04 Unnamed Children
06:34 Harllo
Music:
Hollow Knight: White Palace, Resting Grounds
Art: docs.google.com/document/d/1q... - บันเทิง
Bainisk did not try to kill Harllo. That was another child called Venaz. Bainisk actually tried to help Harllo escape but ended up dead, unable to see the "beautiful city" that Harllo told him.
oops, thanks for the correction
@@mirotalks you're welcome. you might wanna re-read that specific storyline in Toll the Hounds. It's one of the most tragic stories on that book.
Honestly, it's how Erikson uses children in his books. He throws it all on the table: war spares no one, not the kids, not the elderly, and not the civilian.
His characters, even those that aren't named, aren't just there for show. Kids don't just grow out of trauma. If it's never properly addressed, or handled, it can grow out of control as the child screams into a silent void.
Children themselves aren't even innocent ask the time. The two nameless Tiste children are great examples.
But there are also kids that aren't innocent because they were changed in ways they never knew. Kettle, for instance. She's not innocent, but she not bad, either. Kettle grew up in a way that you might image a vampire turned at a young age might turn out to be like.
I appreciate that Erikson is honest with the reader. No sugar coating, and no wooden personalities unless that's the point of the character. Not that they don't change but that's where they ended up hollowed out.
Your videos made me put Malazan on my list.
thanks, that's the biggest thing I could ever ask for :)