“Lud in the Mist” week 6 blog mlee
This novel reflects the basic
relationship between the common folks and the royalty when the royalty succumb
to luxury and material trinkets and traditions and the common people are
paranoid and spreading gossip like wild fire on dry grass in being very
superstition and naïve with the lack of knowledge of the fairyland. There seems
to be a miscommunication with the kingdom as a whole. The age of ignorance like
in the medieval times of omens and demons.
It seems to be that the shelter son
of the mayor, Ranulph, hit puberty or has a family curse. He has embarked on
his own journey outside of his home to see the world with his own eyes and
instead rely on the gossip of the small town of a exclusive kingdom. The
kingdom had chosen politics and laws and rules over magic as part of their
heritage. It seems weird that the novel focuses on politics and the government
rather than the obvious and cliché roles like a young peasant, king, or
princess but chose instead the son of a mayor of a common town. Almost like a
historical biography of a small town in the world of fantasy.
Fairy land and Dorimarite have in
history interbred with fairyland that help created the world of Dorimarite of
its fine features that despite denial of fairyland as part of the Dorimarite’s
culture their animals, flowers, and even facial or hair characteristics was
part of the fairies. Like how in America alcohol was ban but the Americans
still drink with the smuggling the alcohol only the fairy fruit is extremely intoxicating
and deadly. Corruption in government seems to be emphasis and it seem in
Dorimarite, its history may repeats itself of the struggle for power in
hierarchy with the characters loose their morality, values, and give in to all
types of temptation found easily in high class. This is somewhat realistic to
the overall relationship of the government with the people. Showing us the
world that is divide and the mystery and the unknown of the fairyland with a
terrible reputation. This has a modern take on fantasy that doesn’t rely solely
on magic as a vessel to carry on the story.
Very historical like infused with
fantasy with showing different stories of different social class. Not much love
between master Nathaniel and his wife with the arrange marriage. She, Dame
Marigold the wife of Mayor Nathaniel, shows resentment to her husband, the
Chanticleer side of the family namely Nathaniel and Ranulph (father and son).
The way they are talking about tunes is almost like they are describing how
their mind works and the boy’s “tune” is a bit off, this is his heritage
instead of from a fairy fruit almost like a curse in fairytales like how the
royal family will have some kind of dark omen that might destroy their kingdom.
There seem a conflict between traditions and conventional customs as can be
seen in the Mayor Nathaniel. The movie “The Color of Magic” seems to be a mix
with fantasy with modern slang. This movie is more of a comedy than a classic
heroic tale. The main characters seem to be either ignorant or stupid and weak
kind of like an underdog story. The magic in the movie ”Color of Magic” is used
as comic relief rather than used as serious and dark arts of magic. The main
character is a tourist a sign of ignorance and childlike manner when going to the
unknown hostile land with such innocent and amusing intent. The tourist sees
danger as delight and fun instead of taking it with caution and the sign that
it is real and intent on his life.
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