One thing I've been really curious about when I've read Dawn Treader is what was Coriakin's motivation to cast such a bizarre spell on Duffers? In the book he never elaborates on that, he just says that it's because they were disobedient and did stupid things like trudging up to the spring to take water.
So, was it a kind of punishment to make them obey, or some sort of joke on his part?
Greetings Morph. This is a great question. Sorry for not responing sooner.
I guess I understood it as his way of getting their attention. They were so self-absorbed and followed whatever the Chief or someone else said, without any critical thinking, that he was exasperated with them. He needed something shocking and unexpected to get them out of their "daze" so he came up wih a challenging "curse" that didn't cause any real harm but he hoped would make them react positively (like finding new ways to work together creatively instead of slavishly). But I do also get the sense it was also a bit of a joke for his own amusement, again in a way that didn't cause real harm (and could hopefully benefit them). We know he was "punished" for some unknown reason. So I gather he is a bit of a mischievous character himself, not always playing by the rules, so prone to things like pranks.
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