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Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« on: August 18, 2008, 06:17:54 PM »
Okay, we've already established that The Drode strongly resembles Puck from Gaiman's Sandman,
but have you ever noticed how many of the other characters seem to be taken straight from another piece of writing?

Crayak, for instance, resembles Galactus from the Fantastic Four/ Silver Surfer comics.

Also, have you noticed that the Chee are the very complete opposites of Bradbury's Mechanical Hound from Fahrenheit 451?
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2008, 07:03:59 PM »
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Also, have you noticed that the Chee are the very complete opposites of Bradbury's Mechanical Hound from Fahrenheit 451?

No. Not at all. I read "Fahrenheit 451" and I don't see the parallel.
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2008, 07:10:39 PM »
Hmmn.

Chee: look like dogs, absolutely peaceable, highly intelligent, created to promote peace and knowlege

Mech. Hound: look like dogs, utterly deadly, artificial intelligence sufficient to track prey, and no more, created to restrict knowlege and 'keep the peace'

See? Opposites.
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2008, 07:17:58 PM »
they kinda sound like a mix of chee and howler...
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« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2008, 07:47:10 PM »
I'd say Crayak is pretty close to Sauron from LOTR at least physically.  Defined as one big "eye".  Not much of a stretch to see where she got the idea.
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« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2008, 07:53:01 PM »
EXCELLENT!!

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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2008, 07:54:25 PM »
Quote from: wotw2112 on August 18, 2008, 07:47:10 PM
I'd say Crayak is pretty close to Sauron from LOTR at least physically.  Defined as one big "eye".  Not much of a stretch to see where she got the idea.

I believe that KA openly admitted that to be true, as she is a big fan of Lord of the Rings. If I'm not mistaken, the word Yeerk is very similar to Elvish word for Orc.
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2008, 07:55:44 PM »
You stole exactly what I was going to say almost verbatim, wotw2112
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2008, 07:58:40 PM »
Quote from: Yorick on August 18, 2008, 07:55:44 PM
You stole exactly what I was going to say almost verbatim, wotw2112

Lol, great minds as they say...

But yes, I know she admitted she "borrowed" from LOTR.  And yeah Yrch is the Elvish (I think) word for Orc. 

I wasn't accusing, just saying...
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2008, 08:04:50 PM »
Quote from: wotw2112 on August 18, 2008, 07:58:40 PM
Quote from: Yorick on August 18, 2008, 07:55:44 PM
You stole exactly what I was going to say almost verbatim, wotw2112

Lol, great minds as they say...

But yes, I know she admitted she "borrowed" from LOTR.  And yeah Yrch is the Elvish (I think) word for Orc. 

I wasn't accusing, just saying...

And I wasn't trying to act like a know it all, I just thought it was interesting.  :P

Although I can't really think of any right now, I'm sure there are quite a few parallels of Ellimist and Crayak, as they take the place of the age old battle between the forces of good and evil. The God/Satan parallel is an obvious one.
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2008, 08:15:13 PM »
Perhaps the Ellimist and Merlin?  Merlin was always displayed as a sorta good-guy who was extremely powerful but extremely conniving.  I see some similarities there.
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« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2008, 08:16:09 PM »
EXCELLENT. These are all very good. Please do continue; I'm enjoying this thoroughly!
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« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2008, 08:18:01 PM »
Got another one!  Marco and the shakespearian jester!  Profound truths disguised as humor!
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« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2008, 08:28:20 PM »
Good! I imagine that you mean Falstaff, but you may be referring to an actual jester that I've overlooked.
Hmmmn. :)
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Re: Parallels between Animorphs characters and other literary figures
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2008, 08:31:22 PM »
Quote from: Estelore on August 18, 2008, 08:28:20 PM
Good! I imagine that you mean Falstaff, but you may be referring to an actual jester that I've overlooked.
Hmmmn. :)

Your guess is as good as mine!  I was referring to the jester in King Lear specifically (who's name I can't recall) as well as the general literary (and perhaps historical - not sure) representation of the role of jesters at court.
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