Once more, for the final time on “Mothering Invention”, we return. As is traditional when we reach the end of an arc, we’re both writing big sweeping looks at some of the series’ underlying themes. Starting with: legacy.
Alex: At the heart of WicDiv’s
premise, there is a deal. A severely shortened lifespan, in exchange for
artistic immortality – or immediate fame and fortune, if you want to look at it
that way. And a lot of the series, as it’s developed over the past four years,
has been asking: who the hell would be willing to strike that deal?
Being completely honest, at some points during those years –
I’ve thought that maybe I would. Not for the fame or fortune, so much, but the
idea of creating something that could last beyond myself. ‘Legacy’ has a nice
ring to it, you have to admit.
“Mothering Invention” has examined various ways people
fantasise about achieving immortality. And has made it perfectly clear that
this fantasy is foolish at best – and monstrous at worst.
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