ENGB35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Aletheia, Locations In His Dark Materials, Fairy Tale
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Daemons vs demon i: evil spirit. Bolvangar as symbolic site arctic wasteland of the north: similar to narnia under the rule of the white witch, overtones of concentration camps. Daemon settling should not be read as a measure of class. Or feel em rather, like climbing down a ladder a night, you put your foot down and there"s another rung. Lord israel surrogate for author at end; throughout most of book, argument is focalized through lyra. Tony markorios: something unnatural and uncanny that belonged to the world of night-gasts, not the waking world of sense . Dust/intercision is the curiosity that makes us human (not necessarily juts original sin analogy) Alethiometer: danger is when she doesn"t stop to ask questions. Treasure island moment when children are escaping bolvanger straight into army: throw snow to blind soldiers. Survives b/c she is a child, not despite being a child nurturing war abilities through childhood games.
