Talk:Dark Lighthouse (fiction)/@comment-26321138-20170304201631

This is a good story for examining specism/racism that exists within the normally proudly accepting Pelted civilization. While Braithwaite shows that some humans have this problem/trait, this is the only time the Pelted have been shown so.

But many elements of this story cry out for further explanation or development.

The romance is cut short. In many books and plays, in the Heroes Journey itself, a failure in the start shows what the main character needs to work on. In this case a deep prejudice about dating/mating with a human. This could be the start of a romance novel, if allowed to develop further.

That aspect of her background is not supported by any prior story, as well, is not supported by her in-story psych profile. It needs explanation, and gets nearly none. What in her background gave her this problem? (and I know that the Pelted would call it a problem.)

We are left with a likely heart hurt man. What becomes him?

This incident *had* to have gone into her psych records. It could have slowed her on the command track. Was that deliberate on her part?

