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Ragnarok

the End of the Gods
Apr 05, 2013forbesrachel rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A nameless child thinks on her fascination with Norse myths. With the World War as the backdrop to her life, Ragnarok becomes an appropriate metaphor. On the side she questions Christianity for its inability to explain why a kind god would allow such horrors to happen; from her perspective the brutal Norse gods make more sense in relation to the events of the world. Both the fantasy world and the real world are balanced throughout, with lists of things in their respective natural worlds to connect them. There are other more subtle metaphors at places. At one point she picks poppies, notes how quickly they die, but that there are always more. This is not for everyone, but is interesting to see how this myth played out in reality.