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The Great Library (Part 4) [33×20] by Eightfold Paper

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Reaction/Analysis on Important tips on how to STOP the Darkness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj2RuWvdYic&t=613s

Light Steve is showing more emotions and quirks, and that’s nice. It’s nice to see him being able to help out but also chill while he waits.

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Oh

My

God

Melinda or Mrs. Gate is unnecessarily gendered and amatonormative and heteronormative

BUT I STILL LOVE IT

GATE HAS A FRIEND NOW. AND SHE’S A GIRLFRIEND.

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SECRET PASSAGEWAY.

So Darkness isn’t just Darkness? Darkness can also be in the form of curses and knowledge?

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So the themes so far with Faceless, Reverse Steve, and Orange Rainbow Steve are heroism, knowledge, identity, and self-leadership.

This creates so many questions:

Are curses anti-knowledge? I don’t think they are because you still gotta learn curses to figure out how they work.

Why is gaining knowledge associated with losing your identity?

Why is darkness associated with losing your identity?

And if losing yourself is associated with gaining knowledge and the darkness......does this mean gaining knowledge is associated with darkness? Did Rainbow Quest accidentally write an anti-knowledge story? Well, knowing that something big happens later in season 2, it’s possible that RQ is setting up the idea that the more you learn, the more overwhelmed you feel, and the more susceptible you come to darkness, which is very depressing but shows how important it is to be strong and brave to fight the despair you gain as you learn

In Rainbow Quest, we explore two facets of identity. Identity is defined by who you are (the color Steve you are), and it’s defined by what you gave up (in the villains’ case, the colors they used to be). What does this mean?

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To continue with the themes of identity and self-leadership:

The “Hero” is a title. Reverse just wants the glory.

The Gate shows that the “Hero” gets all the credit because he barely acknowledges Sabre for helping him.

The stress of keeping Orange’s identity a secret is important because the “Hero” is a symbol of hope to the Steves. Learning that the “Hero” is just a person like them would make them worry.

So basically, the Hero or Rainbow Steve is an Uncle Sam or Rosie Riveter type of character. Someone whose main job is to inspire. Because honestly, Rainbow Steve hasn’t done much in this season.

Additionally, I would like to share with you guys a quote by Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism,

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

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Why am I rambling so much about this?

This is because I believe RQ will end thematically if...Orange Rainbow Steve ends up being the last Rainbow Steve,

because it would be good if everyone realizes that the “Hero” has caused more harm than good by existing. That the “Hero” created a culture obsessed with getting the credit of doing something, and waiting around for a savior instead of standing up for yourself.

One person shouldn’t be a hero while everyone else waits for a hero. One person should just act like a hero. Everyone should act like a hero.

And with Sabre doing all the pep talks, I feel like that’s his real purpose in being here. He was sent here by a force that realized that the age of the Hero must end and the age of the “everyone can be a hero” must begin. Sabre must teach these Steves about this (ignore the awful implication of a foreigner telling natives that their way of life is wrong). Maybe that’s why Red Steve, the Steve of Wisdom, was the first to greet him in this series.

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Henry Cavill & Keira Knightley ♥ Beauty and the Beast

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7/22 Book Deals

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend and that your week is wonderful. :) Just a few books on sale today, but they still seem like a pretty good selection. I love the Great Library series (Ink and Bone is the first book) and totally recommend it--it’s one of those that seems to get better with each book. And, of course, I’ll never stop recommending Nevernight. :) Anyway, have a great day, everyone!

Find past book deals here–many of which are still on sale!

Today’s Deals:

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff - https://amzn.to/2JW7CRg

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine - https://amzn.to/2Yk4ibF

Legend by Marie Lu - https://amzn.to/2JUlnzW

The Bees by Laline Paull - https://amzn.to/2YnBfE4

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman - https://amzn.to/2YdyktO

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling - https://amzn.to/2JVnqn7

A Time of Dread by John Gwynne - https://amzn.to/32KC75h

The Sky Is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith - https://amzn.to/2JYzTX4

NOTE:  I am categorizing these book deals posts under the tag #bookdeals, so if you don’t want to see them then just block that tag and you should be good. I am an Amazon affiliate in addition to a Book Depository affiliate and will receive a small (but very much needed!)  commission on any purchase made through these links.

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The Great Library (Part 1) [13×33] (+Dark Variant) by Eightfold Paper