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Savages' Thrown Spears

A category of crude spears hurled by the primitives during the ambush, used to pin down the companions and justify the City's defensive restrictions. Referenced in dialogue by Dodo, Flower, and Avon to highlight the external threat.
1 appearances

Purpose

Thrown weapons to attack intruders approaching the City

Significance

Justify the City's defenses and restrictions; highlight the divide between civilized interior and primitive exterior, fueling Dodo's suspicions of the guides' evasions

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments
S3E38 · The Savages Episode 1
Dodo confronts the City’s evasions

The spears thrown by the primitives outside the City are referenced by Dodo as evidence of the ‘savages’ threat, which Flower and Avon use to justify the City’s restrictions. These weapons symbolize the external conflict that the City uses to rationalize its oppressive measures, framing the primitives as a dangerous force that must be contained. Their mention reinforces the City’s propaganda, masking the true nature of its exploitation.

Before: Embedded in the scrubland or carried by the primitives, serving as tools of survival and defense.
After: Unchanged in their physical state, but their symbolic role as justification for the City’s actions is reinforced in Dodo’s mind.
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