TousenShadowForged he/him Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 alright explain it to me what that girl and the giant wall was all about I had a thought but not sure if im close.
Winds Alight she/her Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 The story is about the human-listener relations. The people in the girl's village believe that the wall is there to keep something out. When the girl climbs the wall and looks at the other side and sees the stairs she learns that the wall is designed to keep something in. So the people in the village who believe themselves to be the potential victims of whatever's living on the other side are actually the dangerous beings that need to be kept away from the other side. I believe the "wall" is a metaphor for the mountains separating Shinovar from the rest of Roshar. So, the village people are the people from Ashyn, supposed to remain on the Shin side of the mountains who shield the listeners from human invasion. I see it as foreshadowing to the big "humans are the true Voidbringers but have no idea" revelation in OB. 7
Alderant she/her Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, TousenShadowForged said: alright explain it to me what that girl and the giant wall was all about I had a thought but not sure if im close. So there are several different ideas or interpretations you could draw--the story is an allegory. Theres the literal interpretation, as Winds described, but there are also analogues to be drawn between the story and Shallan herself, much like the story of Fleet was an allegory with parallels to Kaladin. Is there historical accuracy? Maybe. But you have to realize that these kinds of stories aren't meant to have a specific, definable meaning--theyre open to interpretation, and that's what makes them valuable. EDIT: Basically, it's hard to say your interpretation is wrong. Go ahead and give it, and well see what parallels we can draw Edited March 9, 2019 by Alderant 1
TousenShadowForged he/him Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 0:50 AM, Winds Alight said: The story is about the human-listener relations. The people in the girl's village believe that the wall is there to keep something out. When the girl climbs the wall and looks at the other side and sees the stairs she learns that the wall is designed to keep something in. So the people in the village who believe themselves to be the potential victims of whatever's living on the other side are actually the dangerous beings that need to be kept away from the other side. I believe the "wall" is a metaphor for the mountains separating Shinovar from the rest of Roshar. So, the village people are the people from Ashyn, supposed to remain on the Shin side of the mountains who shield the listeners from human invasion. I see it as foreshadowing to the big "humans are the true Voidbringers but have no idea" revelation in OB. ah ok thank you On 3/10/2019 at 3:07 AM, Alderant said: So there are several different ideas or interpretations you could draw--the story is an allegory. Theres the literal interpretation, as Winds described, but there are also analogues to be drawn between the story and Shallan herself, much like the story of Fleet was an allegory with parallels to Kaladin. Is there historical accuracy? Maybe. But you have to realize that these kinds of stories aren't meant to have a specific, definable meaning--theyre open to interpretation, and that's what makes them valuable. EDIT: Basically, it's hard to say your interpretation is wrong. Go ahead and give it, and well see what parallels we can draw basically I assumed the people were all dangerous and were kept in there but they don't know why and so much time passed whoever kept them in there died or they left
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