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Re: Religion in Mistborn and Elantris --AML do-over (SPOILERS)
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2009, 12:11:37 AM »
Exactly, and that's something that can resonate for non-Mormon truth-seekers as well.
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Re: Religion in Mistborn and Elantris --AML do-over (SPOILERS)
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2009, 05:58:54 AM »
Ookla, I do get what you're saying.  Upon closer examination, the Sazed/Joseph Smith comparison is very vague.

But upon a first read-through, whether or not it was originally intended by the author (and I'm assuming it most definitely was not), it leapt out at me.  Possibly because I realized pretty early that the epigraphs were Sazed, and that therefore the final heroic figure must be him? (That first line "I am, unfortunately, the hero of ages" just didn't sound a bit like Vin.) 

Another line that brought out the intensity of his search for religious truth, I think: "He was growing more and more worried that, even among the hundreds of religions in his metalminds, he would never be able to find the truth." (page 269)

Thanks for taking the time to discuss this with me :).


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Re: Religion in Mistborn and Elantris --AML do-over (SPOILERS)
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2009, 10:30:45 AM »
For a better explanation than that, you can listen to Brandon's own explanation (it's much better), but  the podcast is VERY long and I don't remember where in the podcast this was brought up.


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