Safe within the shield, Koskinen confronts Marcus, Director of Military Security:
"The director stood motionless. A breeze ruffled his hair, and Koskinen wished he too could feel Earth's air moving over him. The sun slipped low." (XIX, p. 150)
The setting sun signifies that time is passing and running out.
Later, with Marcus defeated, Koskinen switches off the shield generator and:
"As he came out, the dawn wind blew across him." (XX, p. 156)
The wind often comments on the action. The dawn is a new beginning.
Anderson understands conspiracies within power structures. Marcus' hand-picked men were loyal to him, not to the Constitution. This happened also in The Avatar.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And one thing I remember about Director Marcus was that he had not begun as as he ended. That is, he really did believe in the NECESSITY of the Protectorate and Military Security. BUT, he became corrupted by power and its temptations.
Sean
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