So Genly is now venturing to Orgoreyn to help Ashe give Estraven money. During one of the group discussions, in my particular group we discussed why Ashe was willing to basically risk his life and everything he has to send Estraven the money. We came up with that Ashe was Estraven's "kemmering buddy" and they made a vow to each other and so we believe that Ashe really loves Estraven and when you love someone, you care for their well being. Since Estraven was exiled from Karhide, he's down and out and he's pretty much all alone. Ashe is worried about him and cares about him deeply, so he's willing to risk everything for Estraven. I think it's really sweet of Ashe to do that. I'm not sure if Estraven appreciates that but yeah. I definitely would do the same thing if someone i loved was in trouble. I was a little confused tho - Estraven mentioned that Ashe wasn't his first "kemmering buddy". If it's not Ashe, who could it be?
Anyways, Genly seems to be liking the city of Orgoreyn a lot better than Karhide. I mean they treat him completely different there than in Karhide. They actually wanna listen to him and what he has to say instead of being afraid and trying to hide him. AND they use technology! haha, Genly can finally take a hot bath and keep warm in the world of Winter. But even with all that Genly mentions that he feels like he is the key and the people there are trying to use him to open a door (but he's not sure what door it opens). I guess at first he really enjoys the place but in Chapter 10, he mentions that there just seems to be something off about that city, like the people there cast no shadows. I wonder what that means.
Is Estraven's real name actually Therem? o_O and I wish it wasn't so awkward between him and Genly. I feel like Estraven has good intentions and Genly should stop being so mean toward the guy ...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
What's more, unlike our "monogamous" marriages, which are really polygamous, just one at a time, you vow kemmering only once. Remember also the story "The Place Inside The Blizzard", which is about what can happen (mythically) if you try to vow kemmering with your full sibling, which is forbidden all over Gethen.
ReplyDelete"Estraven" means "from the Domain of Estre"; "Therem" is his personal name, and "Harth" is his family name, the family of the Lords of Estre. So his full name is "Therem Harth rem ir Estraven", as we are told in Chapter 1.
Also, Genly goes to Orgoreyn primarily to see if the Orgota want to join the Ekumen, since he's gotten precisely nowhere with Karhide. Ashe gives him the money because he's already going there.
ReplyDelete