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January 29, 2007
Who's really the leader?
"Follow your leader" is the cryptic quote that we think we understand as we read this. I couldn't wait to find out the ending because I thought Cereno or his crew would murder Delano. In the end it was Babo who controlled everything, I found it very ironic. Now the "shadow" part makes sense to me because Babo seemed to shadow Cereno wherever he went and his presence could in a sense fall like a shadow on Cereno's pale skin. Also, Cereno was buried in the same cemetary so he even followed his leader to the grave. It seems that Babo was the true leader and Cereno followed. I'm surprised that Delano was so passive, but he was smart for being so because it saved his life in the end.
Posted by ErinWaite at January 29, 2007 3:36 PM
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I knew there was something sketchy about Babo all along. The way he always would answer for Benito and pull him away from situations or conversations with Delano that would spoil his plan.
I only wish that Delano would have just left after the first 10 minutes on board. Everything just wasn't piecing together and I think he knew this but just wanted to resolve it.
The shadow concept was very creative. I thought having "follow your leader" on the ship was foreshadowing as well as significant with the sea and Mother Nature.
Posted by: Denamarie at January 31, 2007 9:48 PM
This looks familiar... Heh, I just commented on almost the exact same idea over on Jay's blog. You might want to check that out.
I don't think Babo is the true leader in this case. I mean, he lead the rebellion, but he didn't do a very good if he was found out.
Denamarie is right--Delano just HAD to stay there and solve the puzzle. Kind of like someone who can't stop watching Wheel of Fortune until after the round is up once they start watching it. That's why I said he's more likely to be the hero on Jay's blog, and I suppose I'll be consistent and say it again here. :-)
Posted by: Valerie Masciarelli at February 1, 2007 12:58 AM
I was saying something very similar, but I guess, that great minds think alike (kidding). But seriously, that is a great question to pose because the reader is left with a very unsure answer, because even at the end of the story, when Delano realizes that the slaves were really in charge, that the slaves ended up getting executed. This story is definitely a vicious cycle of many, many followers, and not enough leaders. Overall, a very keen observation Lorin.
Posted by: Jason Pugh at February 1, 2007 12:15 PM
I'm very sorry Erin. I know that I put Lorin, but I thought I was reading hers. This is what happens when you have to do 10-20 blogs. After a while Erin looks like Lorin, and Denamarie looks like Valerie, and Dave looks like Vanessa.
Posted by: Jason Pugh at February 1, 2007 12:17 PM
That's okay, Jason. I've got to check out your blog now, I didn't even know we had the same thing. Valerie, I never thought of Delano as the hero, but now, I can see that. He was one doing all the figuring. Cereno was just kind of the puppet and Babo was a villian of sorts. Denamarie, I found Delano kind of frustrating too, because there was all of this foreboding and he just wasn't seeing it.
Posted by: Erin at February 2, 2007 10:53 AM