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Author: TheWanderer

Jul 11th 2012 at 1:51:07 AM

* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', the former blacksmith to the Baratheon family compares each of the 3 Baratheon brothers to different types of metal. Youngest brother Renly is copper, pretty and looks nice, but not worth much in a medieval society. LawfulStupid middle brother Stannis is like iron; hard, inflexible, but brittle too. He'll break before he bends. Oldest brother Robert was the one that the blacksmith considered true steel, but 15 years trapped in a loveless marriage doing a job he hated ruined Robert's "true steel".
* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', [[WhenTreesAttack the Ent]] [[TimeAbyss Treebeard]] says at one point that the wizard [[SmugSnake Saruman]] "has a mind of wheels and metal". This implies a cold, intellectual, sterile view of the world that has no place in it for the love of anything organic or growing. Considering the {{Green Aesop}}s of LOTR, this is not a good thing to be in that series, and Saruman is dominated by {{Pride}}, [[TheResenter Resentment]] and [[GreenEyedMonster Jealousy]], all of which cause his downfall.