In the eight chapter of\u00c2\u00a0Tris<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book<\/i>, Tris and Briar run crucial errands for Rosethorn and Lark, and they discover just how horrifying the situation in Winding Circle is. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Circle of Magic<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Well, everything is a lot more frightening than I thought it was. I think that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my favorite aspect of what this chapter does: it paints a fuller picture of the threat out in the cove. We knew the potential of the pirate ships because of the damage witnessed in chapter six, but this specific chapter does a fine job with\u00c2\u00a0dread<\/i>. In two scenes, we get to see the various ways in which the threat of attack has affected Winding Circle, all through Tris and Briar\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eyes.<\/p>\n
Initially, this experience is\u00c2\u00a0very<\/i> first-hand for these two. Tasked with contacting Honored Moonstream, Tris and Briar get a chance to head to the south gate, closest to the harbor, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s there that the signs of an imminent attack are\u00c2\u00a0everywhere<\/i>:<\/p>\n Near the south gate, the crowds evaporated. None of the refugees seemed to want to get too close to the cove and whatever lay in it. The woodshops and forges between the Water and Fire temples, however, worked at full capacity. To the left, in the yard around the school for physical training run by the Fire Temple, red-robed dedicates and white-robed novices drilled with swords, wide-bladed spears, and shields.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important that Pierce makes a point to state that there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no army at Winding Circle; they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never really needed one. So what happens instead is that the people here all band together to help in whatever way they can to protect Winding Circle or provide supplies. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what we see in that scene with Dedicate Gorse later on, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the main focus of this first scene as well. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got dedicates, initiates, and novices from various temples working in tandem to solve a problem that is, admittedly, extremely complex and scary. We also get a chance to meet Dedicate Skyfire, who runs the Fire Temple and intimidates practically EVERYONE. I mean, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a legendary soldier in Sotat! Briar is actually familiar with who he is! He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s abrasive, sort of like Rosethorn is, but he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not cruel for the sake of it. His reaction to Tris\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s improvisational magic is significant to me because it showed me that he was able to recognize her talent\u00c2\u00a0and<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0he expressed a desire to see her develop it further. He wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t condescending to her, and I think that matters. Tris doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t operate well under condescension, and if she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to develop her powers independent of fear, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to be in a safe space to do so. Also: HOLY SHIT, TRIS, THAT WAS AMAZING.<\/p>\n So, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got the pirate force launching these horrible thunder-weapon cannonball things? They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re clearly magical in nature, but where the hell did they get them? WHY IS EVERYTHING SO AWFUL?<\/p>\n Okay, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not\u00c2\u00a0all<\/i> awful, but even when we get to the scene where Tris meets Dedicate Gorse for the first time, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear that all of Winding Circle is in chaos. There are more people in the Hub kitchens than Briar has ever seen. There are refugees, hungry, and dedicates and novices hard at work to feed all those who are in need. Hell, Briar and Tris are just adding to that, though Gorse appreciates the specific need that Frostpine and Daja have. He knows that the protection of Winding Circle is of the utmost importance. So while a lot of this scene builds atmosphere, I also wanted to acknowledge that it helps build\u00c2\u00a0character<\/i>, too. Tris realizes that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d created this idea in her head that Gorse was mean and cruel, but she sees he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing of the sort. What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hoping this does is force Tris to realize that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got to start questioning her own preconceived notions of other people. Some of that helps her, I won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t deny that. When it come to her own safety, she judges others harshly because she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got a history of being treated terribly. But what about her prejudices? Those need to be examined! But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a complicated journey for her because, as I said about Briar earlier, trust is not an easy concept for her.<\/p>\n Speaking of trust, I DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T TRUST AYMERY. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going on with him? Why had he managed to be in the Hub\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kitchens without Gorse meeting him? Why does Tris think that he looked upset to see them when he first spots them? HE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S UP TO SOME NONSENSE, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M CERTAIN OF IT.<\/p>\n The original text contains use of the word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mad\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in various forms.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9OKoJJFVAuQ<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – Mark Does Stuff is on Facebook!<\/a> I’ve got a community page up that I’m running. Guaranteed shenanigans! In the eight chapter of\u00c2\u00a0Tris\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book, Tris and Briar run crucial errands for Rosethorn and Lark, and they discover just how horrifying the situation in Winding Circle is. Intrigued? 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\nWithin this, though, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got some interesting moments between Briar and Tris. I think we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re seeing Briar begin to understand why it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important that he look after his friends in Discipline. Like Tris, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not quick to trust others at all, but he also feels a slight responsibility to take care of her. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not something we saw from Briar once in\u00c2\u00a0Sandry<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book<\/i>. He cared about plants and animals, but his fellow students? Not so much. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not exactly an easy task for him! He can sense when Tris is stressed out or upset, but he doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite know how he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d calm her down. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not really in his repertoire of skills, you know? Plus, Tris doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make this easy for him, especially when she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s spouting classist and gendered rants about breeches to him. To Briar, Tris is\u00c2\u00a0still<\/i> a merchant girl who has difficulty empathizing with anyone \u00e2\u20ac\u0153beneath\u00e2\u20ac\u009d her. (Which is fascinating to me on another level. Wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you normally expect Sandry, who has lived in nobility her whole life, to be like this?) Regardless, though, how many times does he try to help her of comfort her? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s subtle, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s there, and you better believe I noticed it because FRIENDSHIP.<\/p>\n
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