It's interesting to think someone as calculating and ruthless as Marco is not actually selfish. I think, if he hadn't had the war to turn his intentions towards, that same calculating and ruthless side would have been used to his own benefit. The opposite could have been said of Cassie. If Cassie wasn't presented with the horrifying choices of war, then maybe her nurturing and caring attitude would have only been used towards the benefit of others. That's not to say that Cassie didn't do a lot of good in the war--she did--but she wouldn't have had to face the same moral conflicts that made her choose her own humanity over the safety and well-being of others.
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Date: 2011-05-11 01:49 am (UTC)It's interesting to think someone as calculating and ruthless as Marco is not actually selfish. I think, if he hadn't had the war to turn his intentions towards, that same calculating and ruthless side would have been used to his own benefit. The opposite could have been said of Cassie. If Cassie wasn't presented with the horrifying choices of war, then maybe her nurturing and caring attitude would have only been used towards the benefit of others. That's not to say that Cassie didn't do a lot of good in the war--she did--but she wouldn't have had to face the same moral conflicts that made her choose her own humanity over the safety and well-being of others.