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Laying hands on his shadow causes himself to be imprinted onto it. Like Neo imprinting onto Mr. Smith in the Matrix. Or the Joker arising in response to Batman.

I love how Ged takes off across the sea in a little boat of scraps held together by magic alone.

When Ged turns around and chases his shadow instead of being chased…!

This is a very lonely story.

I love seeing Ged's legend grow.

I love the story of Ged and his shadow, being chased across the world.

Ged’s intense solitude throughout this tale feels so poignant and yet fitting.

I don't completely understand why Ged declines Serret's offer to learn his shadow's name.

There's some interesting parallels between the dragon Yevaud and Serret. Both offer Ged the name of his shadow; both set a trap.