Collective memory: Haruchai/Ramen and Native Americans
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:05 pm
This isn't really about Runes exactly, but I'm thinking about the scene where Stave and Hami meet, and the two talk about how "we remember" or "we were there" (with "we" meaning the Haruchai and Ramen, respectively). This always struck me as unique and powerful, the way that not only do their memories transcend thousands of years, but at least for the Haruchai, their collective consciousness allows them to actually relive those experiences in their minds. Then I was reading this article (indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012 ... day-145807) about Native Americans recounting what really happened at Thanksgiving, and felt a similar feeling:
Anyway, not much more to say about this except that I found the parallel striking.They were shooting guns and canons as a celebration, which alerted us because we didn’t know who they were shooting at ... We were there for days ... they were very vulnerable and we did protect them, not just support them, we protected them.