If you reject the doctrine of original sin and adopt a theory of progress, you reject the idea that "shit happens." If the world isn't inherently broken, bad things that happen have to be someone's fault. That person is standing on the way of Utopia, they must pay!
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
Pirate Freedom - What is Chris's Last Name?
I'm just putting this out here, because I don't know where else to ask... Slight spoiler if you haven't read Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe.
You've been warned!
Here comes...
Is Chris's name actually a serial number? He says it's too long to reasonably spell or pronounce, but doesn't (as far as I can tell) give any other hints.
We can guess that's he's some sort of clone or test-tube baby. His father never seems to particularly care for him, so it's possible he was never given a family name.
I'm not sure there's any other evidence for this, but I can't think why else he keeps mentioning that he isn't going to tell his name.
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