Blightsong he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Every mistborn book so far has had to do with what it was about, less so in AoL, but BoM seems to follow that trend as far as we know, so what SoS have to do with its contents?
Argent he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Funny thing, I answered something very similar to your question last night. Here.
Blightsong he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Author Posted October 9, 2015 Funny thing, I answered something very similar to your question last night. Here. That only gives context to the question. I think most people know about cognitive shadows i.e stormfather and mistwalker, but what does that have to do with the book itself. Is there a cognitive shadow in the book? Is one influencing characters in the book? Kelsier? I'm asking people if they picked up on anything that could explain the title that is in the book itself.
Moogle Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Kandra. Kandra kandra kandra kandra. A big thing is how kandra like Paalm didn't have a personality besides that of the people they impersonated (only having a shadow of self). 5
vineyarddawg Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 It might also be a reference to the new spikes from the unknown shard. Just a thought.
Oudeis he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Kandra. Kandra kandra kandra kandra. A big thing is how kandra like Paalm didn't have a personality besides that of the people they impersonated (only having a shadow of self). ...but, the phrase Shadow of Self is a real thing in this series, and it definitely does not refer to what you're referencing here. It's not like this is the only possible way to talk about a blank-slate Kandra. It would be really weird to use a phrase he'd used to mean one specific thing, and then have it vaguely reference in an odd way a bizarre metacognitive sorta concept.
WeiryWriter he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 ...but, the phrase Shadow of Self is a real thing in this series, and it definitely does not refer to what you're referencing here. It's not like this is the only possible way to talk about a blank-slate Kandra. It would be really weird to use a phrase he'd used to mean one specific thing, and then have it vaguely reference in an odd way a bizarre metacognitive sorta concept. Except that's pretty much what is going on: Questioner My other question is about the phrase "Shadows of Self". It's mentioned in the last Mistborn book [...] so are we ever going to see the shadows in Shadows of Self? Brandon Sanderson We are not going-- Well yes and no. What it is referencing in this book is the different roles that each person plays in their life. That is the core meaning of "Shadows of Self". But there is also, there is a kandra involved, which they change shape and become different people, so "who are you?" and identity is a big thing. (source) 1
fyodor Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Right, I had assumed it had to do with the main antagonist and her struggle to have her own distinctive identity and how she had been living in these kind of "shadow" variations of herself.
Oudeis he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Except that's pretty much what is going on: (source) Thank you, I had not seen this quote yet. That is... so depressing. I'm fascinated by the 'Mist Spirits' and had really hoped we would learn more about them. Finding out he's just using the same phrase to describe a bit of psychological cliche is... disappointing. 1
PeterAhlstrom he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Not actually answering your question, but... Originally "Shadows of Self" was the working title for the second Infinity Blade novella, but before Brandon got very far he realized it made a better Mistborn title. 5
fyodor Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Right-he might have just thought it sounded cool. I doubt that I'd have understood what "Alloy of Law" meant if not for Miles explaining it during his villain monologue.
Argent he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I bet he did it so he can then ask people to post their Shadows of Selfie on Twitter... 6
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