Talk:Sophie and Fitz/@comment-98.144.246.83-20181022010528

So, I'm a sokeefe shipper, but I've seen the argument that Fitz is a jerk for gettign mad in Exile quite a few times, and i wanted to offer my idea about it. So, I think that Fitz has lived a generally good life. Like, he is not perfect, but he is a pretty happy kid, you know. He's got a great family (at the point in Exile), his friends are pretty cool, and up until Sophie and Dex got kidnapped, there weren't any major down points in his life. So when Alden mind suddenly breaks, it must've been extremely hard. Because, he's been living in the lost cities, a general utopia for people, and he's had a nice life. He isn't bullied, he's looked up to by many. So Alden breaking is just such a sudden shift in his life he doesn't know how to deal, because nothing like this has happened before. He hasn't had to figure out a way to cope, because nothign of this scale has happened before, so his reaction is anger. As the book continue, his life becomes more and more twisted up, and anger is the way he has learned to use as the problems become greater. He hasn't had the time to change the way he copes, because things just keep spiraling. That's why I think Fitz gets angry when there's problems, because it ties into his character, it ties into his upbringing.

Also, I want to talk about the other characters for a second. Most of the others ahve had time to change Dex has been bullied for most of his life, and has learned to be defnsive and offstandish during times of difficulty, because he has learned that elves, perfect land or not, can be cruel. Biana, is not used to grief either, and from the books, she becoems very emotional, freezing up or crying, which are understandable methods. Keefe is used to being put down all his life, he's used to harddship, so he deals with it by joking and hiding his feelings or taking matters into his own hands. Sophie usually goes into a sad state, but then becomes very determined to fix whatever has happened, often risking herself. Tam and Linh have been through so much, so they usually keep their calm and think through it.

-Sorry for ranting for so long, but I've been thinking about this for a long time, haha