Post by manaliabrid on Dec 2, 2013 22:36:05 GMT
So, everyone who reads Fire and Hemlock has their own interpretation of the ending (I feel like I've read dozens). Each time I read the ending, i feel like I'm the slightest bit closer to grasping it, but I'm still not there. Since we have a mass of Diana Wynne Jones fans here, I think that all together we can figure out what's going on with the ending better than just thinking about it on our own. So, here's a thread to discuss ending interpretations. I don't have a copy of the book at the moment, but here are some thoughts to start with:
-Charles Lynn is Thomas Lynn's brother (It took me until my second time through to get that!)
-Charles was meant to be Laurel's sacrifice, but he made a deal in which Tom was to be the sacrifice instead.
-This has something to do with the fire and hemlock picture, which Thomas took but Charles developed
-If Thomas wasn't sacrificed, who was? Seb? Mr. Leroy? Both?
-Laurel will need another sacrifice in nine years, right? She wasn't defeated permanently, was she?
-Will Leslie be sacrificed in nine years, unless he can find a way out like Tom did? I always thought he would be, but maybe I'm just pessimistic.
-Charles Lynn is Thomas Lynn's brother (It took me until my second time through to get that!)
-Charles was meant to be Laurel's sacrifice, but he made a deal in which Tom was to be the sacrifice instead.
-This has something to do with the fire and hemlock picture, which Thomas took but Charles developed
-If Thomas wasn't sacrificed, who was? Seb? Mr. Leroy? Both?
-Laurel will need another sacrifice in nine years, right? She wasn't defeated permanently, was she?
-Will Leslie be sacrificed in nine years, unless he can find a way out like Tom did? I always thought he would be, but maybe I'm just pessimistic.
