mairiachi’s Reviews > Mistborn: The Final Empire > Status Update

It seemed odd to her that he would study the very religion he found so oppressive.
so many people do, when you think about it - Muslim, Mormon, and independent fundamentalist women all study the books/teaching/dogma that oppress them. Or women with internalized misogyny who believe what they've been taught about women's inferiority, though that's society not a religion.

"By overthrowing the Final Empire are we doing something good, or are we doing something bad?"
"Does it matter?"
What did she join for, if she didn't think it mattered? Also, even if it doesn't matter, don't you like discussion and hypotheticals? It's good for your brain, just practice hypothesizing even if there's no clear answer or purpose.

Ham's questions were interesting and thought-provoking - I wish Sanderson had pursued that and given the reader a discussion on whether their fight was good and right. Instead, he surrounds Ham with an anti-intellectual crew and it pisses me off. I hate people who find thinking "exhausting", or who complain that you "make their brain hurt". So you're boring? Get over it, utilize your critical thinking skills.

How was Kelsier's "benevolent" plan to overthrow the Final Empire helping the common people who cleaned these steps?