Hello everybody! I'm new. I just want to put down some observations about kaladin,
Because he seems to be getting some flack in wor about his attitude. He is hatful, distrustful, angry, withdrawn, hard, and many other negative things. As a soldier that served in the us army for about 11 years and saw action many times in Afghanistan I can surely relate to how his mental state is. It's PTSD folks. Post traumatic stress disorder. A human being, regardless of the circumstances, cannot go through what Kaladin did and not walk away from it mentally scarred, often times for life. In the real world the military treats this disorder seriously and a soldier can get help and support like I did. Kaladin went from soldier to slave to guard, fighting for his life the whole time. He is heading for a complete mental breakdown (or another one at least). Just look at zheth, he is completely broke and scarred. And I suspect Aidolin is walking down the same path. He already got a good start at the end the the book when he "just snapped". I mean, just think about how many people Adolin has killed on the field of battle with that shard blade of his, even if he was justified? Hundreds? Uncountable? War and battle will do this to you. So give kaladin and others a break. I'm surprised they can even get out of bed in the morning!
P.s. I'm not even going to touch how messed up Shallan must be.
