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** Unless you go by Tadhg's idea that he's "just living with another branch of the family". Jamie being a HalfHumanHybrid, and one with especially strong ties to his non-human side at that, him spending his formative years with that same non-human species (the seals) wouldn't necessarily be the same as an ordinary human living those years with only animals for companionship. He'd still have to re-learn English, but that's potentially more akin to a child learning a second language (which is actually relatively easy for children that age), not a child with ''no'' language.
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** [[FridgeBrilliance Unless you go by by]] Tadhg's idea that he's "just living with another branch of the family". A central part of the story is that Jamie being isn't ''just'' a human child, he's a HalfHumanHybrid, and one with especially strong ties to his non-human side at that, so him spending his formative years with that same non-human species (the seals) wouldn't necessarily be the same as an ordinary human living those years with only animals for companionship. He'd He'll still have to re-learn English, how to speak English and live as a human, but that's potentially more akin to a child learning a second language (which is actually the kind of thing that little kids can pick up on relatively easy for children quickly (and seemingly he retains some relevant memories already, given that age), not he was still practicing some human behaviors like laying out dishes on tables) -- it's more like a child with ''no'' language.radical culture change than coming in from isolation.
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** Unless you go by Tadhg's idea that he's "just living with another branch of the family". Jamie being a HalfHumanHybrid, and one with especially strong ties to his non-human side at that, his being with the seals isn't necessarily the same thing as an ordinary human growing up with only animals for companionship. He'd still have to re-learn English, but that's potentially more akin to a child learning a second language (which is actually relatively easy for children that age), not a child with ''no'' language.
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** Unless you go by Tadhg's idea that he's "just living with another branch of the family". Jamie being a HalfHumanHybrid, and one with especially strong ties to his non-human side at that, him spending his being formative years with the seals isn't that same non-human species (the seals) wouldn't necessarily be the same thing as an ordinary human growing up living those years with only animals for companionship. He'd still have to re-learn English, but that's potentially more akin to a child learning a second language (which is actually relatively easy for children that age), not a child with ''no'' language.
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* It's not by random chance that of all the Coneely men, Sean Michael was the one that the seal saved, and it's not just because he fought hardest to stay alive either. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them.
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* It's not by random chance that of all the Coneely men, Sean Michael was the one that the seal saved, and it's not just because he fought hardest to stay alive either. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting an early indication that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them.
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* It's not by random chance that of all the Coneely men, Sean Michael was the one that the seal saved, and it's not just because he fought hardest to stay alive either. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
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* It's not by random chance that of all the Coneely men, Sean Michael was the one that the seal saved, and it's not just because he fought hardest to stay alive either. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
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* When Fiona ends up on Roan Inish by herself, Grandmother never finds out what really happened, believing afterwards that Grandfather took Fiona out with him that day. But how did Grandfather and Eamon figure out that they needed to go looking for her without even hinting to Grandmother that they didn't know where she was? Surely if Grandmother had actually seen them come into the house without Fiona, she never would have bought the story that Fiona was with them, and if they didn't go into the house (where she was supposed to be), how did they realize she was missing?
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* When Fiona ends up on Roan Inish by herself, Grandmother never finds out what really happened, believing afterwards that Grandfather took Fiona out with him that day. But how did Grandfather and Eamon figure out that they needed to go looking for her without even hinting to Grandmother that they didn't know where she was? Surely if Grandmother had actually seen them come into the house without Fiona, she never would have bought the story that Fiona was had been with them, them the whole time, and if they didn't go into the house (where she was supposed to be), how did they realize she was missing?
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* It's not by random chance that Sean Michael was the one that the seal saved, and it's not just because he fought harder to stay alive either. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
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* It's not by random chance that of all the Coneely men, Sean Michael was the one that the seal saved, and it's not just because he fought harder hardest to stay alive either. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
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* Sean Michael's survival was no mere twist of fate. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
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* It's not by random chance that Sean Michael's survival Michael was no mere twist of fate.the one that the seal saved, and it's not just because he fought harder to stay alive either. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
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* After Fiona ends up on Roan Inish by herself, Grandmother doesn't know what happened, thinking that Grandfather took Fiona out with him even after the fact. But how did Grandfather and Eamon figure out that they needed to go looking for her without even hinting to Grandmother that they didn't know where she was? Surely if Grandmother had actually seen them come into the house without Fiona, she never would have bought the story that Fiona was with them, and if they didn't go into the house (where she was supposed to be), how did they realize she was missing?
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* After When Fiona ends up on Roan Inish by herself, Grandmother doesn't know never finds out what really happened, thinking believing afterwards that Grandfather took Fiona out with him even after the fact.that day. But how did Grandfather and Eamon figure out that they needed to go looking for her without even hinting to Grandmother that they didn't know where she was? Surely if Grandmother had actually seen them come into the house without Fiona, she never would have bought the story that Fiona was with them, and if they didn't go into the house (where she was supposed to be), how did they realize she was missing?
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** Separately, after Fiona ends up on Roan Inish by herself, Grandmother doesn't know what happened, thinking that Grandfather took Fiona out with him even after the fact. But how did Grandfather and Eamon figure out that they needed to go looking for her without even hinting to Grandmother that they didn't know where she was? Surely if Grandmother had actually seen them come into the house without Fiona, she never would have bought the story that Fiona was with them, and if they didn't go into the house (where she was supposed to be), how did they realize she was missing?
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* Sean Michael's survival was no mere twist of fate. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
!! FridgeLogic
* Maybe with a little bit of FridgeHorror and TearJerker. If Jamie is about five when he rejoins the family, he will have missed out on ''a lot'' of the early social development that children need. This is especially important for learning language, where if a child doesn't learn to speak by a certain age then they usually don't learn to speak at all. He'll probably be mute all his life at best, or a feral WildChild at worst.
** Unless you go by Tadhg's idea that he's "just living with another branch of the family". Jamie being a HalfHumanHybrid, and one with especially strong ties to his non-human side at that, his being with the seals isn't necessarily the same thing as an ordinary human growing up with only animals for companionship. He'd still have to re-learn English, but that's potentially more akin to a child learning a second language (which is actually relatively easy for children that age), not a child with ''no'' language.
** Separately, after Fiona ends up on Roan Inish by herself, Grandmother doesn't know what happened, thinking that Grandfather took Fiona out with him even after the fact. But how did Grandfather and Eamon figure out that they needed to go looking for her without even hinting to Grandmother that they didn't know where she was? Surely if Grandmother had actually seen them come into the house without Fiona, she never would have bought the story that Fiona was with them, and if they didn't go into the house (where she was supposed to be), how did they realize she was missing?
* Sean Michael's survival was no mere twist of fate. How does Grandfather describe him at the beginning of the story? "Smart boy, '''dark hair''', bit of a rebel." Sean Michael was a Dark One, and that's why the seal came to his rescue. Which also makes it a clever little bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, suggesting that the Dark Ones have a special connection with seals and that the seals look out for them, which of course ends up being a critical piece of the plot.
!! FridgeLogic
* Maybe with a little bit of FridgeHorror and TearJerker. If Jamie is about five when he rejoins the family, he will have missed out on ''a lot'' of the early social development that children need. This is especially important for learning language, where if a child doesn't learn to speak by a certain age then they usually don't learn to speak at all. He'll probably be mute all his life at best, or a feral WildChild at worst.
** Unless you go by Tadhg's idea that he's "just living with another branch of the family". Jamie being a HalfHumanHybrid, and one with especially strong ties to his non-human side at that, his being with the seals isn't necessarily the same thing as an ordinary human growing up with only animals for companionship. He'd still have to re-learn English, but that's potentially more akin to a child learning a second language (which is actually relatively easy for children that age), not a child with ''no'' language.
** Separately, after Fiona ends up on Roan Inish by herself, Grandmother doesn't know what happened, thinking that Grandfather took Fiona out with him even after the fact. But how did Grandfather and Eamon figure out that they needed to go looking for her without even hinting to Grandmother that they didn't know where she was? Surely if Grandmother had actually seen them come into the house without Fiona, she never would have bought the story that Fiona was with them, and if they didn't go into the house (where she was supposed to be), how did they realize she was missing?
