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Originally Posted by recluse
Perhaps Shadow represents humanity's stubborn refusal to accept that all things move on. Shadow's denial of his potential on a larger scale.
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Yes and no. What I felt reading it was that Shadow
accepts his fate - he says 'yes' to almost all (all?) that life throws in his way. Shadow is IMO an example of accepting your fate and living with it.
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Originally Posted by recluse
As to Gaiman's "simpler" approach, we all agree the subject matter is vastly complex. So complex that perhaps his choice was to appeal to the widest possible audience.
Your thoughts, dear lady?
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Obviously. But from this and other of Gaiman's stories I've gotten the impression that he is quite knowledgeable about Norse mythology - so I should not simplify it too much.