The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
When I finished the book, I loved
it. Pullman is a magician, created worlds beyond me. The philosophies are
beautiful, and I think so far, Mr. Scoresby’s philosophies are my favorite. The
Witches think that the Universe controls everything; the Church thinks that God
controls everything, but Lee Scoresby thinks that you control everything. You control what goes on in your life. You
control what goes on around you, and you control the consequences of your
actions because you choose the action. It’s all about you. This kind of reminds
me of LaVeyan Satanism, which concentrates on individualism, self control, and
basically, the self. It’s all about you. I’d like to think that I’m in control
of my own life. My positive thoughts are the ones that control the Universe.
The Law of Attraction. attract positivity by being positive. God has nothing to
do with us. We’re an old painting that this artist stored in His basement.
Aside from that, Lyra is such a
beautiful character. She’s clearly got the drive of her parents, the courage of
her father and the manipulative mind of her mother. She’s very intelligent,
juvenile, and whenever she did something of the sort, I’d always call out “that
little twit!”. She is a little twit, an adorable little twit. I like that they
didn’t tell her of her importance. How she, as a single thread in the tapestry,
how she contributes to the grand design of it. Because she doesn’t feel the
full weight of her role on her shoulders, she is able to think, able to act all
on her own. She controls the fate of the world, she alone. She isn’t influenced
by the thought of “Oh, if I don’t do this, the world will end”.
