heidi chronicles: Neil Gaiman: American Gods

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Neil Gaiman: American Gods

I was overdue for a second reading of American Gods, and I loved this revisiting as much now as the first time, years ago.

One of my favorite aspects of this novel is that the Land itself is the god in America; everyone else is an immigrant.

1. Loyalty.
2. Forbearance: self-control towards others.
3. Hardihood.
4. Generosity: not just a simple matter of giving away what one has, but "Largitas in a man caused him to set no store on greed or gifts, and to have nothing but contempt for bribes."
5. Benevolence. The Davidic ethic: It is the strongest quality of the preudomme - benevolence of the strong toward the weak.
6. Honor: honor is achieved by living up to the ideal of the preudomme and pursuing the qualities and behavior listed above.

7. Championship: everywhere and always be the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.

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