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Date Posted: 14:26:59 10/09/08 Thu
Author: dee
Author Host/IP: 66.146.36.174
Subject: I don't believe that secular redemption is a contradiction in terms.
In reply to: silveragent 's message, "Re: Or perhaps that is like a daughter" on 16:23:33 10/03/08 Fri


Redemption can also mean (finally) recovering one's true sense of self after much trial and tribulation in life, whether that be caused by poor choices or by the hand of fate.
From my viewpoint, redemption in the world of BtVS is more about living secular humanism with ultimate faith in oneself and striving to be the best that one can be under trying circumstances, than it ever was about a belief in an external God.

As far as Giles and Buffy go...well that's a tale told throughout time.
Definitely a father/daughter, mentor/student relationship in that she starts out needing him and learning from him and as time goes on she begins to feel she has to break that bond (and so does Giles, really) in order to continue to grow and become the person she feels she's meant to be.
I find it compelling story-telling.

Thanks for bringing up some interesting stuff here on the board, everybody. Now I miss Chani.
:o)

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