Vampire Academy - September BOTM Discussion

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Discuss the book here!

Here is a question to start the discussion off:

Is it possible to give oneself 100% to both love and duty? Or is one or the other compromised? Explain why/why not.

Feel free to extend the discussion beyond the question :)

[Eugenia (Genie In A Book)]

Well I suppose one could only commit to this fully if the love and duty were related to the same person - sort of a 'dutiful love' - but true love nonetheless. In most cases however, one would be compromised; depending on the situation. In the case of rebelling against the rules or expectations then the 'duty' aspect would suffer in favour of love. On the other hand, if one would choose to live a life wholly based on being dutiful to a society or the people around them to the point that love would not hold any real importance, then of course that essential emotional aspect would be compromised.

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

@Genie - a very thought-provoking answer. Thanks for sharing!! :)

[L]

One's duty may not involve love and so aquiring both may be impossible. For example expectations of women in the victorian era were choices based on someone to share their life with, acording to social status and family obligations. One may fall in love and yet other obligations, duties could possibly prevent them loving 100%.

However, a person could be showing love by undertaking their duty in a selfless act...could they not?!

[[deleted user]]

I would say no, one cannot give themselves 100% to one or the other. Too many other factors affect day-to-day life, and change as circumstances arise and fall.