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Post by Redstorm on Sept 8, 2020 20:47:21 GMT -5
I took this from my comment on a larger thread.
I think we're only super noticing Ashfur's behavior in GV because he's Ashfur. I mean a lot of cats showed more aggressive behavior, notably because Firestar was gone. Interestingly, Ashfur seemed very happy when Firestar came back which showed respect, perhaps he just didn't show all his thoughts around Firestar because Firestar is pretty much Cat Jesus in respect. Graystripe is more that buddy buddy kind of cat, but less respected. If you were in ThunderClan, who would you more likely to be candid/show your true personality around?
Even Brackenfur got super aggressive and had a far bigger character shift than Ashfur. But he was at least able to show his true opinion. I think we have to keep in mind all characterizations of cats in TPB is based on how they react around Firestar and Firestar sees/hears things. There were bad but subtle signs of Ashfur sorta being weird/aggressive in TPB, but they just aren't noticed by Firestar (who Sandstorm says can be so dense haha) and/or with cats being more respectful to say their true thoughts. But just because they were more subtle in TPB, doesn't mean they weren't there or that GV was unjustified in showing more candid characters.
Also to add another point connecting with TNP. Wouldn't it make sense for Ashfur to try portraying a "good guy" persona to Squirrelflight? And from what I remember, Bramblestar just didn't really care much about him to have much of a focus in his perspectives, I could be wrong though. And from real world examples, this example of somebody on the outside portraying "good guy" behavior but a dark side (esp on how they view women) is quite common. And the Dark side can definitely go into full view after perceived rejection. Which can later be followed by a "I'm over it now, but I'm really not."
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