Richard's Animorphs Forum
Animorphs Section => Animorphs Forum Classic => Topic started by: Darth Zakryn on November 19, 2011, 04:28:45 AM
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Okay, recently I've read through Animorphs, specifically The Andalite Chronicles and #7. The Stranger, and I realize that those events had some similarities to the Chaos Theory, especially the "butterfly effect." They always talk about something in one area affecting the next. It's even in Star Wars: Knights of the Republic II: The Sith Lords, where Kreia describes "echoes" traveling through the Force.
"From one act can come tremendous power when the echo has traveled as far as it can." - Kreia, KOTOR II
So... what do you guys think of this? Your thoughts? Is K.A. a chaotician?
BTW, I recently reread through the "Is K.A. Feminist?" debate I had going, and I was shocked to discover how misogynistic I sounded. It's shameful and embarrassing. Can someone please delete it?
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I obviously can't speak on Applegate and Grant's behalf, but I don't believe any true chaos theory is present WITHIN Animorphs, as in small events making big changes within the story presented in the books, but it does seem implied that the entire narrative has increasingly large ripple effects throughout the universe. To put it simply, the Animorphs, five simple teenagers on an obscure planet of little importance are the butterflies, and from their actions completely changes the course of the Andalites, Yeerks, Hork-Bajir, Taxxons, Leerans, Chee, Howlers, and so on, AKA the hurrican.
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Isn't that the whole basis of the Chaos Theory? Unless I'm misinterpreting my facts.
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No, you're right. I'm just saying that chaos theory is more implied than shown in the books.