Kevin's Watch

Darth Revan wrote:i disliked him when he was first introduced. the reasons for this are quite simple; at first he represented himself as a person of sadistic natures. Hashi first actions are, making Angus urinate himself, he also instructs Angus to put his arms up like he is being crucified (I am aware that Angus is an evil bastard himself, at this point of the book he is represented as one anyway). and Angus could still feel pain, because he describes the pain while this is happening.
After he does these things he says, "I think i am in love". so he enjoyed humiliating Angus. so that really irritated me.
Then he says to goshen (sp?) that Angus is there to be played with, because by doing this he can validate Joshua functions correctly.
Then, once everyone has left the room he "plays" with angus some more.
Quote (not exact wording, i do not have the book with me at the present time)
"Hashi played with Angus some more. Angus tried to ignore the humiliation."

drew wrote:Hashi turns into a good guys, when he realized exactly what Warden is doing.
He starts to admire Warden, and stives to be more like him.

It's still selfish, but admirable anyqways.

Savor Dam wrote:There are not many characters in the Gap cycle that one can prudently turn one's back on!

Cord Hurn wrote:Hashi Lebwohl is probably the most entertaining Gap character to read about, but if I knew him in real life I'm not completely sure I'd want to turn my back on him.

In the first chapter entitled 'Hashi' in [i]Chaos and Order[/i] was wrote:Hashi Lebwohl was not a dishonest man. It was more accurate to say he was a-honest. He liked facts; but truth had no moral imperatives for him, no positive--or negative--valuation. It had its uses just as facts had theirs: it was a tool, more subtle than some, cruder than others.

It was a fact of his position as the UMCP director of Data Acquisition that he was expected to satisfy certain requirements. Warden Dios himself liked--indeed demanded--facts. For that reason among others, Hashi respected his director. Warden Dios made no effort to play fast and loose with reality, as the late and unlamented Godsen Frik had done endemically; or as even Min Donner did, in ways which she characteristically failed to recognize. Warden lived in the world of the real. Under no circumstances would Hashi Lebwohl have hesitated to do his job by supplying Warden with facts. And he was seldom reluctant to share his understanding of the way in which facts linked with each other to form more complex, less tangible realities.

On the other hand, he felt no obligation whatsoever to tell Warden Dios--or anyone else--the truth.

Hashi Lebwohl wrote:That depends solely upon what I might have to gain when you turn your back. On the other hand, there is no challenge when your back is turned--where is the fun in that?