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Post by pesposito on Jul 27, 2007 9:58:23 GMT -5
I'll refrain from lust-drawn analysis (for now) and simply ask, what do you think of him? And do you call him Zirub or Shep?
Or ... if you're not up for analysis, just say his name here, again and again, so I can read it.
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Post by Bill the Awesome on Jul 27, 2007 10:30:09 GMT -5
I want to be Shep when I grow up. Oh wait...I'm 25. Okay, I want to be Shep NOW. I suppose that's the thing about being a character in a novel though, a bad guy in particular. You get to be cool as hell, always say the right thing at the right time, great sense of humor, and have super powers to scare the shit out of anyone that messes with you.
Ya, I wouldn't mind being Melvin Eugene. Cept for that whole 2thousand years in the void thing. I'd like to skip that part if I may.
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Post by franktoast on Jul 27, 2007 17:53:56 GMT -5
He's Shep - Zirub is just what his mother calls him when she's angry.
The only reason I love Shirub is the loyalty he displays to his brothers. He's funny, but the obnoxious kind that you'd wanna punch. But you prolly wouldn't wanna punch him, because he's really celestial, and doesn't care a whole lot about strangers.
His depth (for me) comes from the trials in the void, and the two-thousand years trying to find a way out - but part of me wonders if it's as much guilt as love, because (like Laurel and Hardy) he got them into this fine mess in the first place.
I don't feel much compassion for Zipherd; just a kind of awe and sadness at what he's been through. Although I feel a lot of compassion for the brothers, and their absolute unquestioning love for him makes me warm towards him a bit more.
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Post by pesposito on Jul 27, 2007 17:55:22 GMT -5
Hahahaha! Glad the appeal is universal. And yeah, it would be more fun to be him even, than ... know him. (I say fun now, but I should wait to see what else he'll be going through when Adrienne continues with this.)
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Post by Adrienne on Jul 28, 2007 8:41:21 GMT -5
I'm a bit partial to the little imp, but I may be biased. He's the most fun character I've ever written. I can't wait to see what he's going to do next.
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Post by pesposito on Jul 28, 2007 8:56:59 GMT -5
Regarding Franktoast's comments, I agree with everything there, the issues of guilt vs. love for his brothers, how the author allows the reader to empathize with him through his trials and what he believes he's doing (for the betterment of humankind, even if he's misguided). But my empathy extends to compassion, and even to protectiveness. It's not only lust because he's grand and powerful and gorgeous; it's a mothering feeling sometimes--I want to kiss his forehead and say, you can't help us, but don't worry, everything's going to be okay. Sometimes I think that, like a parent, he stubbornly believes people should be able to learn and follow his direction and the world will be a happy place. And like a child, when it doesn't go right, he gets really pissed.
Eh, what's the use. I love him.
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Post by Bill the Awesome on Jul 31, 2007 12:34:59 GMT -5
Well now I feel like a bad person because it never occured to me to have any bad feeling toward Shep. I guess he does to some bad shit. But he's just so cool! I'm morally reprehensible.
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Post by pesposito on Jul 31, 2007 22:10:21 GMT -5
Nah, you can't love him more than I do. Besides how often do you get the chance to meet someone like this? He'd be pleased to have fans, I think.
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Post by franktoast on Aug 5, 2007 8:42:44 GMT -5
I guess he does to some bad shit. But he's just so cool! I'm morally reprehensible. LMAO |
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