Portrayal in Adaptations
In the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Legend of Earthsea, loosely based on the first two books of the series, the producers hired a white actor, Shawn Ashmore to play the part of Ged. This alteration of the character's race was criticized by Le Guin as a whitewashing of Earthsea. (Among other changes, the miniseries also reversed the character's names, making "Ged" his common use-name and "Sparrowhawk" his true name.) In the GorÅ Miyazaki animated adaptation of the Wizard of Earthsea, Ged is portrayed as having slightly darker skin.
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“From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.”
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