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>2) Corwin's problem is that he, in fact, is too close to the problem.
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I'll agree with this, but not for the reason you cite.

Corwin loves Utena, and he knows that she's going to be happy with Anthy. In his mind, there's no way he could interfere with that relationship. If he did, he would destroy one of the most beautiful things he's ever seen, and possibly ever will see. More than that, he'd be hurting Utena and Anthy by separating them.

Sure, his father can juggle Grand-Dad knows how many women and not drop them, but Corwin doesn't think that he's up to that challenge. (I'm pretty sure he says exactly that somewhere in the first two Symphonies.) And until he met Anthy, and spent however a few years of Saturdays not-really-dating her, I don't think he could have done that.

Actually, Corwin's position is similar to Honor Harrington's, if you're up to date on that series. Honor's problem is more connected with exterior influence, but she has that same sense of not wanting to be the interloper, no matter what it costs her personally.

Peter Eng
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