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'The Fatalist' in A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov) "The last chapter of A Hero of Our Time is titled 'The Fatalist' - someone who holds the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable. The characters in it are debating whether or not fatalism is a valid worldview, and Lieutenant Vulic decides to test it. he states that everything is predetermined and our actions do not matter, loads the gun, points it at his forehead and pulls the trigger. nothing happens. Later that same night Vulic gets killed by a drunk Cossack. In high school we had to write multiple essays on this chapter and argue whether or not we think free will exists and is fatalism valid. It caused me a huge existential crisis. i recommend reading this chapter if you are in mood for a crisis, as it is short, free and available online here."

The Ash-Tree (M.R. James) "In the year 1690, a woman known as Mrs. Mothersole is found guilty of being a witch and condemned to death, largely on the strength of testimony given by Sir Matthew Fell. Shortly afterwards, Sir Matthew dies in mysterious and horrific circumstances. Some fifty years later, Sir Richard inherits his grandfather's former home. He finds that an ash tree in the grounds of the house is causing him problems. (Spoilers)

Web Leitner Bracket Round 2 Bout 7

'The Fatalist' in A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov)

The Ash-Tree (M.R. James)

Voting ended onApr 17, 2024

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The Order of the Stick: Blood Runs in the Family (Rich Burlew) "The Order heads to the Western Continent in search of Girard's Gate, only to get entangled with the Empire of Blood, a tyrannical draconian state--literally, it's ruled by a dragon. But the real power behind the throne is General Tarquin, who turns out to be the bard Elan's dad. Tarquin, being a diabolical mastermind who’s just as genre savvy as Elan, has figured out that ruling openly will only lead to being overthrown, and thus has engineered a grand scheme with his partners to take over the entire continent using their puppet states. He doesn't even mind that Elan wants to overthrow him for being an enslaving dictator--if he wins, he rules as a king, and if he loses, he goes down in history as a LEGEND. Tarquin follows the Order as they try to reach the Gate, using it as a test for his other son Nale--a scheming villain like him, who has continually dissapointed Tarquin. When the Gate is blown up, he meets up with Elan and Nale, finds out that Nale killed his best friend, confirms that Nale wants nothing more from him…and stabs his son dead right in front of Elan because he's an inconvenience. Then he decides to kill Elan's good friend Roy so Elan can be the leader of the party. Tarquin is essentially a railroading DM in charge of a nation. He's an old white guy with self-centered, old-fashioned, and implicitly misogynistic and racist ideas of how the story is "supposed" to go--he's the Big Bad, Elan is the Hero, and they're destined to have a big epic showdown. But Tarquin isn't the main villain, Elan wants to be a support player, and Roy is the leader; so when Tarquin's plans are defied, he does everything in his power to steer things back on the rails by force, to the point of threatening to kill everyone Elan loves and chop off his hand just to properly motivate him."

'The Fatalist' in A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov) "The last chapter of A Hero of Our Time is titled 'The Fatalist' - someone who holds the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable. The characters in it are debating whether or not fatalism is a valid worldview, and Lieutenant Vulic decides to test it. he states that everything is predetermined and our actions do not matter, loads the gun, points it at his forehead and pulls the trigger. nothing happens. Later that same night Vulic gets killed by a drunk Cossack. In high school we had to write multiple essays on this chapter and argue whether or not we think free will exists and is fatalism valid. It caused me a huge existential crisis. i recommend reading this chapter if you are in mood for a crisis, as it is short, free and available online here."

Web Leitner Bracket Round 1 Bout 13

The Order of the Stick: Blood Runs in the Family (Rich Burlew)

'The Fatalist' in A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov)

Voting ended onApr 16, 2024