Elizabeth’s answer to “What happened to the Sea of Flames stone at the end of the book? Was it still in the sea?” > Likes and Comments
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A couple of days after I asked the question I thought to myself, "Duh, he died, so HE didn't have it." :D I did think it was still in the sea b/c then it would have gone to the intended God of the sea and the curse broken. Thanks for laying that out so clearly, Robin and all of you. And thanks especially for answering. BTW, I got the book "Parallel Journeys" which is a similar NF story. It sounded interesting. I read this right after "The Goldfinch" and it was an interesting comparison of missing art and the search for it in different circumstances and eras.
Oh, I meant to say, too, that I puzzled a bit over why Werner had to die, but kind of wondered if it was a case of reaping what he had sown for not standing up to what he KNEW was wrong, as Frederick had done. Please understand that I'm not saying he deserved to die, but it's something that occurred to me. So many of these young Nazis were 100% convinced of their own superiority but Werner was acting against his own conscious by not objecting to the wrong he witnessed.
I've been reading a biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and even after having read a number of books about the Nazi regime, I'm still amazed at how taken in we are. IMHO, the crowd mentality is alive and well in our culture today. Sorry, got a bit off course, there.
The myth of the diamond was almost more integral to the story than the diamond itself. When the book begins at One the myth is introduced. How many decisions were made based on the belief or disbelief of the myth?
I remember that her father wrote to her and Uncle Etienne read to her that she would know to do the right thing. And I don't think Werner was going to undo that right action. I mentioned in my review that the author often surprised me. Werner's death was one of those surprises. But to me, it made the story more real - what was that other line about how everyone finally dies . . . and too soon.
The grotto is preserved by the diamond's presence.
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A couple of days after I asked the question I thought to myself, "Duh, he died, so HE didn't have it." :D I did think it was still in the sea b/c then it would have gone to the intended God of the sea and the curse broken. Thanks for laying that out so clearly, Robin and all of you. And thanks especially for answering. BTW, I got the book "Parallel Journeys" which is a similar NF story. It sounded interesting. I read this right after "The Goldfinch" and it was an interesting comparison of missing art and the search for it in different circumstances and eras.
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Oh, I meant to say, too, that I puzzled a bit over why Werner had to die, but kind of wondered if it was a case of reaping what he had sown for not standing up to what he KNEW was wrong, as Frederick had done. Please understand that I'm not saying he deserved to die, but it's something that occurred to me. So many of these young Nazis were 100% convinced of their own superiority but Werner was acting against his own conscious by not objecting to the wrong he witnessed. I've been reading a biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and even after having read a number of books about the Nazi regime, I'm still amazed at how taken in we are. IMHO, the crowd mentality is alive and well in our culture today. Sorry, got a bit off course, there.
The myth of the diamond was almost more integral to the story than the diamond itself. When the book begins at One the myth is introduced. How many decisions were made based on the belief or disbelief of the myth?
I remember that her father wrote to her and Uncle Etienne read to her that she would know to do the right thing. And I don't think Werner was going to undo that right action. I mentioned in my review that the author often surprised me. Werner's death was one of those surprises. But to me, it made the story more real - what was that other line about how everyone finally dies . . . and too soon.
The grotto is preserved by the diamond's presence.
