This post will mainly be about Mr. Willoughby and some references in Voyager in regards to the behavior of short men. I recommend reading the following post, which I wrote a few weeks ago: About Short and Tall Men, and Monsters. I detailed Claire’s perception about short men. According to her, short men are not nice […]
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Rereading Voyager: The Impetuous Pirate, Geneva’s Perspective and White Color Symbolism
********Spoiler Alert******* Chapter 18 is a significant chapter in many aspects. I have always wondered whether there is some meaning behind The Impetuous Pirate. Of course, the fact that the narration is taking place on a ship foreshadows the trip that Claire and Jamie will undertake across the Atlantic. They will face issues with pirates […]
Continue readingRereading Voyager: About Short and Tall Men, and Monsters!
This post is of a speculative nature, and I suggest reading this post about Voyager’s prologue first. Rereading Voyager – The Prologue In Chapter 17, Claire expresses some concerns about short men. Her daughter Brianna is interacting with one of them. Apparently, she has warned her daughter to be cautious about them. Here are some of […]
Continue readingRereading Voyager: The Relationship between Jamie and William
<<<<<<SPOILER ALERT>>>>> This post will focus mainly on the events of both Chapters 15 and 16. In my last post, I discussed Geneva in detail. I pointed out some of her good attributes. However, her choice of having a child with Jamie has put her family in jeopardy. The Earl of Ellesmere is not responding […]
Continue readingOutlander- Rereading Voyager: Let’s Talk About Geneva
One of the characters that readers tend to dislike is Geneva Dunsany. I guess we do not hate her as much as other characters. Most of what readers know about Geneva comes from Jamie’s point of view. Of course, he does not like much about her. She has good looks and is skilled at riding […]
Continue readingOutlander – Rereading Voyager: Jamie’s Arrival at Helwater
****Spoiler Alert**** I will be writing several Outlander posts in the next few weeks since I am almost done rereading the first half of Voyager. As usual, the most important details are given in the first half of the novel. For today’s post, I will concentrate on some notable quotes and Jamie’s arrival to Hellwater. […]
Continue readingRereading Voyager: The Frenchman’s Gold, the White Witch and St. Bride
******* SPOILER ALERT ****** This post is the last one about Part Three in Voyager. I suggest reading the recommended posts at the bottom of this post first. They deal with some of the topics that I would be discussing in more detail. The Frenchman’s Gold and the White Witch The first reference to the […]
Continue readingOutlander: Rereading Voyager – Prejudices and Love
Prejudices Chapter 8 mainly summarizes the arrival of Lord John to Ardsmuir and his feelings about meeting Jamie Fraser again. Of note are the details that Colonel Quarry gives Lord John about Jamie. Of course, Quarry is aware of the incident that happened between Lord John and Jamie years back during the uprising, and he […]
Continue readingOutlander: Rereading Voyager – Are Vocations Predestined or Inherent? Part 2
Today’s post is also about vocations and roles in Voyager. My last post dealt mainly with Claire. Here is the link: Are Vocations Predestined or Inherent? Of note is Claire’s musing about the palm reading that Mrs. Graham did: . . . “The lines in your hand change as you change,” she had said. “It’s no so […]
Continue readingOutlander: Rereading Voyager – Are Vocations Predestined or Inherent?
******SPOILER ALERT***** Happy New Year! During the Christmas break, I was able to read many chapters of Voyager. This week, I would mostly concentrate on one major theme of the series: Predestination. Are characters predestined to be who they are? First, I recommend reading the following post: http://www.porcelainthunderbird.com/?p=2519 The topic of predestination is brought up […]
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