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The Theme of Four Words
« on: February 09, 2011, 06:44:54 AM »
The series starts out with "My name is Jake."

The first book ends with "Until then, we fight."

The Last book ends with "Ram the Blade Ship." :bladeship:
And K.A.'s final message ends with "You may now demorph."

Can you think of any other significant uses of four words in the series?

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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2011, 08:42:47 AM »
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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2011, 02:30:44 PM »
That's good! I hadn't thought of that.

Let me think, um.... "Everyone to battle morphs"? I don't know if that was said verbatim, but I can't think of any more...

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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2011, 07:58:04 PM »
All the good ones are three words:
"Let's do it"
"This is insane"
"Marco stop whining"
"Marco. Shut up"

Wait here's one
"Please don't eat me"
also
"Please don't kill me"
Something, something, oh crap I pissed everyone off again....

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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2011, 08:05:59 PM »
"It's OAT freaking MEAL."

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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2011, 09:42:05 PM »
"Answer me this, Ellimist."

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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2011, 10:01:53 PM »
     "Tobias, scout the area"...or something like that :P

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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2011, 10:21:54 PM »
"Yeah, okay.... Okay, then."

"Was it worth it?"

"two hour time limit"

"Half hawk, half boy."

"The Andalites will come."

(Jake to Tom) "Don't ever give up."

"We kick Yeerk butt."

"Now I'm totally confused." (Marco's father, to Ax, who is answering only 'yes' and 'no')

(Erek) "Android. I can't forget."

(Jake to Ax, about luck and leaders) "Elfangor's luck ran out."

(about human wars, Andalite Chronicles) <Who do you fight?> "We fight each other."


(Ellimist) "OLDER EVEN THAN WE.... HOPE THAT WE WIN."

(Marco, about if he even wants to see his mother) "I don't know anymore."

(Dak Hamee, about monsters, when Hork-Bajir fought) "We had become them."

(Tobias, about Toby's reaction) "Get pushed, push back."

(Jake asks Marco what polar bears eat.) "Dumb kids playing hero."

Here, Rachel hangs a lampshade on it:
Rachel: (narrating) Unlike Cassie, unlike Tobias perhaps, I'm ruthless at times. But even I have enough sense to know the words "we have to win" are the first four steps on the road to hell.


As for me... I think there's one really defining theme, and it only takes one word... and that's good enough, as far as I'm concerned.

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The universe is, instant by instant, re-created anew. There is, in truth, no Past, only a memory of the Past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. The only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.

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Re: The Theme of Four Words
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2011, 12:50:17 AM »
 :)
Where's my nodding-head smiley? These are all great four-word quotes, guys. Thanks.