Character Discussion Jake and Rachel

[buffyangellvr23.livejournal.com]

They were kinda close, but it's said in a few books that they were on different sides of the family...didn't always do get togethers together. I would love to have seen a joint family thing with them, I can imagine the two of them glancing around, wondering if anyone besides Tom is a Yeerk.

Do we know which relatives of the two married? I do think Jake said it was cousin by marriage...or Rachel did, someone. Would have to be an aunt and uncle I think.

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[1111-am.livejournal.com]

I love Jake and Rachel's relationship. It annoys me to no end on wikipedia how they say "Despite being cousins, Jake and Rachel maintain one of the weakest relationships among the characters" when I think in some ways they share one of the strongest. I think despite Rachel being the "reckless" and "ruthless" one throughout the series and Jake being the "responsible" one, they both easily could have taken up the other's roles. Jake by the end of the series became much more ruthless and did whatever it took to win the war, while in various moments in the series Rachel took on leadership – and I'm not just counting that time from #37, I'm thinking also how she handled the David situation too. I love it how right from the start we see how alike they are. Like in book #2 when Rachel even comments how alike they are and we can see that same, uh, spirit they have and then at the end Marco comments how Jake had Rachel's smile. I don't remember the exact quote but I love how Marco says something along the lines of "I don't know how I never noticed it before" [the same smile or w/e], but I like the idea that it's always been there, but it just wasn't noticed while she was alive. Lol I'm blabbering so I better go study instead :(

SPOILERS FOR END ^^^

[1111-am.livejournal.com]

Oops I totally forgot to add spoilers to that comment I made! SORRY!

[anijen21.livejournal.com]

It annoys me to no end on wikipedia how they say "Despite being cousins, Jake and Rachel maintain one of the weakest relationships among the characters" when I think in some ways they share one of the strongest.

lol so change it

it's not like wikipedia itself is an authority on these things

[dgcatanisiri.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's the 'weakest,' but I will say it's the one with some of the least textual developments, as I covered above. But yeah, if you disagree with Wikipedia, change it. It's written on the net, not in stone.