Wave 3 post

In the novel, there was a variety of folkatales and myths presented throughout the book that were big in the culture of gethenians. The one that really encaptured my attention is chapter 9 Estraven the Traitor. This chapter really intrigued me because it is like a weird, modern day "Romeo and Juliet"  type scenario. This chapter showed Gethenian culture by presenting a monarchy between two rival regions, where two people of the opposing sides kemmered with eachother, which is seen as crime because they're disobeying the laws placed in their region. It also shows how the regions find "loopholes" to show their hatred towards other regions. It showed their loophole when Arek is murdered and Therem tells his soldiers to "dump the body in his own land so he can get a proper burial" knowing that the soldiers will be killed once they arrive with the body.