Blog Post 4

Topic C

May 7, 2015

The relationship between Paul, the hero of Dune, and his mother, Jessica evolves to become deeply complicated as the plot moves forward. As Paul gains independence and accepts his role as the leader of his family and a hero to the Fremen. Paul's initial rage at his mother after the death of his father for turning her son into a warrior remains throughout the book, but Paul still fosters resentment over making him who he is, and what he has to do because of it. He thinks to himself that his own mother is his enemy for setting in motion the chain of events that he must complete because of his role in the prophesies. Soon after, Paul meets and eventually marries Chani, a Freman girl who Jessica is very wary of. There is a sense in the book that Chani takes over Jessica's protective duties over Paul and distances the mother and son more. Paul and Jessica's relationship near the end of the book is far from their closeness at the beginning.