Henro Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 i'm in the middle of Hero of Ages. When I finished The Well of Ascension, and thought that Vin dealing with her guilt about releasing Ruin into the world and potentially destroying it would play a big part in this book. But so far, it hasn't really come up at all. I would think she would feel just a little bit guilty, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, Henro said: i'm in the middle of Hero of Ages. When I finished The Well of Ascension, and thought that Vin dealing with her guilt about releasing Ruin into the world and potentially destroying it would play a big part in this book. But so far, it hasn't really come up at all. I would think she would feel just a little bit guilty, right? She does not exactly know what she has done and neither do you. Also what else could she have done? Also Vin is a practical thinker. Guilt is not a particularly useful emotion in this case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinder Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 8/3/2019 at 10:05 PM, Henro said: i'm in the middle of Hero of Ages. When I finished The Well of Ascension, and thought that Vin dealing with her guilt about releasing Ruin into the world and potentially destroying it would play a big part in this book. But so far, it hasn't really come up at all. I would think she would feel just a little bit guilty, right? Its been awhile since I have read it, but I could have sworn there is a touching scene between Vin and either Elend or Sazed (or both), where she laments releasing Ruin, and blaming herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometaryorbit Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 Well, there's a year between the end of Well and the beginning of Hero. I think by the time the book starts she's moved into full "let's do something about it" mode. And it is mentioned. Also... On 8/3/2019 at 9:21 PM, Karger said: Also Vin is a practical thinker. Guilt is not a particularly useful emotion in this case. She's not the type of person to dwell on things. She is a primarily active rather than contemplative kind of person, in contrast to Elend and Sazed. Another potential factor is HEAVILY spoilery for the end of the book: Spoiler Ruin is influencing Vin's emotions for this whole book, see 'we need to find the atium!' 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kualo Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Vin is a very down-to-earth person and possibly she feels guilty but doesn't tear her robes but tries to mend it somehow and fix her mistakes. I can't really imagine Vin lamenting but acting. That's what I love in Vin among many things, not overthinking and not crying over spilt milk. Edited September 7, 2019 by Kualo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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