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The Hero of Ages ‧ 2008
I am, unfortunately, the Hero of Ages.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The reluctant phrasing resists the idea that being chosen is uncomplicated good fortune. Heroism means inheriting responsibility for a world rather than receiving a flattering description.
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The Hero of Ages opens its first epigraph with this sentence. The text is eventually understood as part of Sazed’s Words of Founding, so identifying its author carries a major reveal. The qualification makes the apparently triumphant title sound like an unwanted burden from the beginning.
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- Chapter 1 epigraph, later understood as part of Sazed’s Words of Founding. — reference 1Chapter 1 epigraph, later understood as part of Sazed’s Words of Founding.; selected line and sceneReference checked
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- Chapter 1 epigraph, later understood as part of Sazed’s Words of Founding. — reference 3Chapter 1 epigraph, later understood as part of Sazed’s Words of Founding.; selected line and sceneReference checked
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