Why we love Magisterium series:
Okay so I’m in a ranting mood so feel free to move on or… stay and reblog if you agree ;D
Personally, what I find amazing of the very existence of this fictional character is how human he actually is. If you come to think of it, Call is just a pre teen. He’s disabled and doesn’t like pity.
Call was a troublemaker from the start, the one that talks back, argues about everything and sasses everyone.
But he was still bullied. He still hated how people would have to slow down to walk at his pace. He hated how he would be left behind in groups. He hated how the scars on his leg would show if he wore shorts.
Even when he was built as a strong willed ( stubborn af) boy, he still had these minor things gently placed in the story which I feel is really gonna bite us in the ass soon.
Because in reality, feeling different is considered feeling scared.
So Call was scared about being left behind. Scared about slowing people down. Scared about people looking at his ‘flawed’ leg. Scared about what people thought.
So he pushes people away. Convinces himself he doesn’t care what they think. Ignores his fears.
He may not know it clearly yet but I really really hope as the series continues, we get to see this emotional development durning Call’s growth.
Because how many YA novels nowadays focus on human like characters instead of perfectly, strong, capable people?
Oh fuck, there goes all my emotional control.
So sincerely, Aaron, I do love you. But you’re fucked up.
So it starts out with Aaron being this super kind, happy and helpful guy.
Then about the orphanage and his skills.
Then he slowly develops into a very talented Mage.
Then in the Copper Gauntlet was what hit me.
Aaron had a dominant side. If you think about it, he grew up without any parents. His dad is in jail, and I don’t know where the hell is his mom.
Point is, Aaron wanted to help so much, give joy to everyone, be a glowing beacon of hope and kindness solely because he didn’t have one. It must be suffocating, having to subconsciously pressure yourself to be a better Mage because that’s all you could do.
Aaron couldn’t afford to fail, no, because in his world, failure means he would be absolutely nothing. He needed to be the best in everything because he had nothing.
His dominance was simply because he was so damn tired of having to control himself so much. Strangle himself into a tiny box of what he perceives as ‘perfection’.
Quite like anorexia because once there are results you can’t stop.
So when Aaron saw that if he really, really pushed himself (hard), people would notice him. People might care, sure it may not be genuine but at least he won’t be so …alone. Also just to convince himself he has a point for his existence.
Besides, just because he can’t be happy doesn’t mean he can’t make others happy instead.
Aaron is literally the kind of person who would apologize for getting blood on your shirt if you stabbed him.
So a kickass, dominant, confident, smart ass woman with discreet insecurities about being compared to others aka sisters who are perceived by her parents to be better?
Oh god drown me in feels.
Like any other growing teenage girl, Tamara has her own sets of insecurities. It doesn’t have to be weight or crushes or looks.
She’s just afraid she would never be able to be as good as someone else. So she sets her goals fucking high just to 'fit in’ with her family because she’s afraid that she wouldn’t be good enough to beat the name and pride of her last name and be isolated form her family.
Just take her sister for example. The eldest became an Element and what does her family do?
They wouldn’t even mention her name.
Like, look I get it, your daughter is now possessed by an element which rotted her soul and this is terrible. Which is exactly why you should stop playing the blame game. She became what she was because she wanted to be what her parents looked for in a 'perfect’ child.
Like a good daughter she tried everything she could for her parent’s satisfaction.
Tamara is on exactly the same path.
She knows how disappointed her parents are with their first -what they considered- failure of a child, and she wants to be the next life line to live up to their expectations. It was embedding in her personality since birth to be the best or be nothing at all.
And Tamara would never except nothing.
So like Aaron, she pushes herself but difference is she pushes for what may seem for her parents but truly because she’s afraid she might not be worthy enough. She was doing it comfort herself that she wasn’t just another failure.
SO MUCH FEELS. IF THIS IS ON YOUR DASH AND YOU DONT KNOW WHAT MAGISTERIUM IS GO READ IT.
BUT IF YOU KNOW AND SOME SORT OF AGREE, REBLOG AND STATE YOUR THOUGHTS.
Because I want to hear and discuss all your lovely thoughts :)