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Alive, Child of Awake

Apr 07, 2010 22:39

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A/N:Alive, Child of Awake
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Caroline, Echo
doll_ficathon - three_penny, Prompt 3: The mind of a person becoming an active.
No one really agrees on what makes a person.
P, peas_fics
Dollhouse does not belong to me.
Thanks to P for the beta. Constructive criticism is welcome.

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words: 1k-10k, ch: caroline, fandom: dollhouse, ch: echo

Comments 14

quinara April 10 2010, 20:52:16 UTC

Oh, hell, is absolutely amazing - I love it to pieces. I love the way your narrative is clear and then falls into a palimpsestic moosh to come out the other side as something new. And I especially love the final line, because (with my own palimpsest) I go straight to Hamlet and ping off all the issues that appear in that. Ooh, and I love that you don't answer your own question of what does make a person. So so good.

bob_tales April 10 2010, 21:47:27 UTC

I'm so glad this works for you. The structure had me concerned because it looked fragmented, and I wasn't sure if the unity I felt underneath was coming through.

I hadn't consciously thought of Hamlet's last lines when I wrote this, but you're right - there's room for some interesting exploration there.

Thanks for reading!

quinara April 10 2010, 22:53:26 UTC

There's the whole thing with the Ghost and Hamlet (who builds a soliloquy around the Ghost's line 'remember me'), with the Ghost spurring Hamlet to action even though it isn't(?) what he wants to do. Very psychological, in a Renaissance way. :D

angearia April 11 2010, 04:58:11 UTC

Mmmm, I like it. A lot. The ending is so vivid. The entire flow of this is inspired. Wonderful piece.

bob_tales April 12 2010, 03:25:56 UTC

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it.

gingerwall April 12 2010, 15:23:15 UTC

So beautifully ambiguous and heartbreaking, really what the show could/should have been.

Thanks for sharing this.

bob_tales April 13 2010, 06:38:58 UTC

Thank you! My favorite moments from the show were when the characters were forced to grapple with identity issues. I wish there had been more of that.

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bob_tales April 15 2010, 04:06:02 UTC

Aw, Thank you :)

rebcake April 15 2010, 05:45:59 UTC

Margaret Bashford did not like her new neighbors

Hoo boy. I'll just bet.

I liked the philosophy prof's intro, but when Margaret and her pals piped up, I was hooked. The last bit, with Caroline wondering if she could let go and if she would go on, reminded me of the things about Caprica that I like because it's asking the same questions.

¡Yay for thinky fic!

bob_tales April 15 2010, 22:34:46 UTC

Yay, glad you liked!

I love Caprica for the same reason too. Between these two shows, I've gotten plenty of brain-fodder on identity and self-hood.