Immortality in fantasy: yes, it's seen as a burden. I can't remember which one, but I know there's a series in which the man who asked and received immortality went mad after a few thousand years.
On the difference between the immortality of Fawkes and Voldemort: Fawkes is only doing what is natural for him, Voldemort is going against nature (transforming huimself from being human to being, well, Voldemort).
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Date: 2004-10-26 06:24 pm (UTC)Immortality in fantasy: yes, it's seen as a burden. I can't remember which one, but I know there's a series in which the man who asked and received immortality went mad after a few thousand years.
On the difference between the immortality of Fawkes and Voldemort: Fawkes is only doing what is natural for him, Voldemort is going against nature (transforming huimself from being human to being, well, Voldemort).