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Luke Castellan is a gray character to me. He stirs the plot in what supposed to be a fun and simple fantasy tale. Yes, Annabeth can reason he is still a good person despite of being a backstabber but the wrong is wrong. Betrayal can never be right or an excuse to be right just because he is a demigod, son of Hermes. Hermes is a god who steals, therefore, in some ways, Luke must have embraced the gray personality from his father. This alone, Luke makes makes himself an interesting character. Not likeable in the most common way but interesting.
"...wrong is wrong. Betrayal can never be right or an excuse to be right..."
This is inherently false. If you betray bad people, bad institutions, or bad ideologies, then the betrayal can (and often should) be considered good.
Now we, as readers, know that Luke's betrayal was choosing the greater of two evils. But he didn't know that. Not at first. He was fed up with the system that he saw constantly failing. Not just failing him, but failing countless people around him.
That same system hammered home the idea that "The Titans are EVIL." But Luke was disillusioned. He saw through the BS the gods were spewing. It's not unreasonable for him to conclude that, "If the gods are this bad, and if they're known lairs about other things, they could absolutely be lying about the titans. All the gods care about is keeping themselves in power."
We as readers know that was foolish. Most of the Titans are worse than most of the gods. But for Luke, who's caught up in the middle of things, is only seeing the bad of the gods, and who is still a child... his betrayal makes sense
And he could have been right. And he absolutely thought he was right. And if he had been right, his betrayal would have also been right.
He was wrong, of course. And once he realized that, he was in too deep. But that brings it back around to your original point that "Annabeth can reason he is still a good person despite of being a backstabber" and "Betrayal can never be right"
In the end, Luke stabled Chronos in the back. He betrayed the titans. And that proved Annabeth right. Luke was still a good person. And even if you dismiss all my other points, this alone proves you wrong. This betrayal WAS right.
My final thoughts: I really enjoyed Luke in the first book. Past that, I never gave him much thought. I didn't have a critical mindset when I was younger. But, I realize now that I'm actually in love with his character arc.
Thank you, Deleted user, for choosing him as your favorite. It's given me something to think about.
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Sep 03, 2019 03:26PM
I’m glad at least someone besides me likes him, even if he’s not a favorite. :)
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Luke Castellan is a gray character to me. He stirs the plot in what supposed to be a fun and simple fantasy tale. Yes, Annabeth can reason he is still a good person despite of being a backstabber but the wrong is wrong. Betrayal can never be right or an excuse to be right just because he is a demigod, son of Hermes. Hermes is a god who steals, therefore, in some ways, Luke must have embraced the gray personality from his father. This alone, Luke makes makes himself an interesting character. Not likeable in the most common way but interesting.
"...wrong is wrong. Betrayal can never be right or an excuse to be right..."This is inherently false. If you betray bad people, bad institutions, or bad ideologies, then the betrayal can (and often should) be considered good.
Now we, as readers, know that Luke's betrayal was choosing the greater of two evils. But he didn't know that. Not at first. He was fed up with the system that he saw constantly failing. Not just failing him, but failing countless people around him.
That same system hammered home the idea that "The Titans are EVIL." But Luke was disillusioned. He saw through the BS the gods were spewing. It's not unreasonable for him to conclude that, "If the gods are this bad, and if they're known lairs about other things, they could absolutely be lying about the titans. All the gods care about is keeping themselves in power."
We as readers know that was foolish. Most of the Titans are worse than most of the gods. But for Luke, who's caught up in the middle of things, is only seeing the bad of the gods, and who is still a child... his betrayal makes sense
And he could have been right. And he absolutely thought he was right. And if he had been right, his betrayal would have also been right.
He was wrong, of course. And once he realized that, he was in too deep. But that brings it back around to your original point that "Annabeth can reason he is still a good person despite of being a backstabber" and "Betrayal can never be right"
In the end, Luke stabled Chronos in the back. He betrayed the titans. And that proved Annabeth right. Luke was still a good person. And even if you dismiss all my other points, this alone proves you wrong. This betrayal WAS right.
My final thoughts: I really enjoyed Luke in the first book. Past that, I never gave him much thought. I didn't have a critical mindset when I was younger. But, I realize now that I'm actually in love with his character arc.
Thank you, Deleted user, for choosing him as your favorite. It's given me something to think about.
