Talk:The Dragon Reborn

Rand is Satan?
Was that really so popularly believed? Even if it was, you would think after all this time that not too many people would still believe that. Sure, Rand had to deal with possible madness, but that's a far cry from being Satan. If anything, Shai'tan is the Satan figure in the series. BPMoldovan 00:15, 6 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Huh. Never heard that one; I cleaned up the language a bit, but without a source, I'm liable to argue for removing it entirely. At this point it's a note of minor curiosity, at best. nae'blis (talk) 23:07, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Policy violation
The article, as it stands now, is currently in violation of WP:NOT section seven, as it is mainly a plot summary. More information will be need to be added concerning real-world context and sourced analysis, offering detail on a work's achievements, impact or historical significance, or it will continue to be in violation of policy. This is a major series; we should bring it into compliance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MPoint (talk • contribs) 22:35, 21 February 2007

Rand & Vietname
"'All admit to a slight longing, however. Not for more Rand viewpoints specifically, but a longing to know him better. The man whom we read about at the beginning of this book has changed a lot since the end of the second book.  That progress, that change, is trapped between books, lost to us.  A friend recently explained to me that Mr. Jordan looked at Rand's changes during this book as a metaphor for the way he himself changed during his years in Vietnam.  That same friend suggested that maybe showing those changes explicitly might have been to close to home for Mr. Jordan.  I'd never heard that before, but it makes a whole lot of sense.' 'WoT Read Through: THE DRAGON REBORN'"

Given the source, this strikes me as sufficiently authoritative to put into the somewhat flabby section on Rand's absence. --Gwern (contribs) 02:06 11 November 2008 (GMT)


 * Brandon Sanderson's website certainly seems a reliable enough source. I'd be OK with putting it in.  Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)