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[xeilos]

Goodbye blood plasma, hello 20 bucks! Definately returning to the Biolife center for another 30 dollars, again and again. I'm a strong and healthy person, I can afford to save other people's lives. Woohaw. Plus, the nurse said I had great veins in my arm, so I feel like somethin special

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[chrys_p]

If you read Pullman's other books, he gets way more into the biblical references, but it's more as a commentary on the church having too much power over people than an advocate for christianity. read the subtle knife next and you'll see what happens :)

[xeilos]

HEY IF YOU DIDN'T READ THE BOOK AND YOU WANT TO DON'T READ THIS BECAUSE IT EXPLAINS THE ENDING.I don't think I'm going to continue the series. I took the sudden ending of lyra walking up into her destiny as her growing up into maturity. Lord Asreal wanted to ascend because he wanted his youth back, he wanted a different destiny in a different universe. He wanted Mrs. Coulter to join him because in the other universe they would both have their innocence and they would be able to go back to the life they wanted to have at one time. She didn't want the innocent times back, she wanted to move on, and so she decided against ascending. Lord Asreal then realized that even in another universe he couldn't have everything he wanted in new youth, so he couldn't face himself to ascend. Lyra, the matured child looking towards controling her own life and her own actions grew up and faced her future head-on because she was ready. The fact that she grew up when she was ready and not when society or destiny told her to also ties in to the

[chrys_p]

haha i think you're reading too much into it, but it's a nice analysis.

[xeilos]

I don't think you're reading hard enough. So there.