Self Reliance through Hardship

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…is almost foolish to try to delay or thwart the process. In all three book it is clearly evident that the characters must be self-reliant. Be it their circumstances, choices, or traditions, it is their hardship that provokes their self-reliance. Their independence is forged by their curses, disasters, and burdens. No matter what, hardships are what make one self reliant and able to stand on one's own two feet, no matter what the consequences are.