I really feel that the description should be rewritten - the tone doesn't really match the work in this case. I'd rather not touch something that's stood this long, however, and I'm not sure if I'd ever get around to doing it myself (for various reasons), but I just figured I'd throw it out there.

I'm reading through the series at the moment and when I finish a book read the tropes page for it. Possible to get individual pages for each book? I've already read two spoilers by temptation.

Well this sucks. Ataricommunity.com went down a week ago (Feb. 4th), taking ISAM's parodies with it. Anyone know if they were hosted anywhere else?

EDIT: Crisis averted, it's back!

Faux Symbolism. Perhaps this does not belong on the Wheel of Time page, or maybe it's a case of Your Mileage May Vary. The author spent a decade researching religions and myths so every character and every scene is symbolically exact. See Law Of Conservation Of Detail on the main page, it has a link detailing it. I do not think Faux Symbolism fits, as the author doesn't just add in names to make it seem more symbolic, such as naming a bad guy Lucifer or such things as Faux Symbolism has for examples. When he uses a symbolic name, the character's actions and descriptions fit the symbolism, making it not Faux at all. Furthermore, it's heavily implied that several characters are reincarnations of legendary people from our time, such as Mat is the reincarnation of Odin, Perrin is a reincarnation of Perun and Thor, Birgitte is Maid Marian and others, and of course, Rand is Jesus with magic, Played Straight and not just added in to be dramatic. What do others think?