On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 10:41:04AM -0600, Ellynne G. wrote:
But, skipping all that, Avon's always struck me as someone who's had to fight for his position in society, that he had to prove himself. If his status was open to question or could be altered at the whim of relatives who didn't seem to fond of him in the first place, I could see where it came from.
I always liked the theory expressed in Marie Logan's stories, that Avon was the son of Alpha-grade parents, yes, but they were (a) very poor and (b) rebels on the run. Hence Avon's contempt for idealists -- his parents (especially his father) was so caught up in the Cause he had absolutely no time or priorities left over for parenting. And because they were on the run, they themselves taught Avon not to trust people (read "Pandora's Legacy" if you can get a copy -- quite chilling).
Kathryn Andersen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "It's the weird colour scheme that freaks me. Every time I try to operate one of these weird black controls, labelled in black on a black background, a little black light lights up black to let me know I've done it. What is this, some kind of galactic hyper-hearse?" -- Zaphod Beeblebrox (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)