See, I think you're wrong :) If you look at the different between alexandra in thorn circle and alexandra in stars above, you have two totally different alex's. In the first book she really didn't care much about who she might annoy, now she's deeply apologetic when she can't tell them what her plans are. And she doesn't take nearly as many stupid I DO WHAT I WANT risks either. (she still takes them, but the ones that anna don't know about tend to be fewer and further between... if I recall correctly (and i could be wrong) the biggest 'risks' she takes in Stars Above are when she is HUGELY emotionally distraught, or when she's unexpectedly set upon, forcing her to change the plans they'd worked out ahead of time.
The balance of 'power' has been evening out, as ALex becomes more mature, and as Anna learns to step up a bit and be more independant herself then what she had been at the very beginning of the series.
Besides. Alex doesn't ALWAYS order anna around. It's only in tight tense situations where there's not a whole lot of room or time to debate (I believe they DO debate when there IS time) and where the two of them fighting it out would be bad. Most relationships--friend and otherwise--tend to have a 'leader' anyway... just like my husband and I. he 'leads' for financial matters, I control around-the-house matters like laundry and dishes, He deals with the 'outside' stuff, computer hardware, etc, I deal with finding other assorted types of information and the wrangling of our pets. I don't see Alex and Anna as so different. Only instead of the matter of who cooks dinner, Alex deals in the 'off the cuff life and death' things, and anna doesn't. Anna takes part in the planning of things, plotting and working things out ahead of time. Anna is the one who'd sit there and say "Alexandra, you are sick. You are going to go have a bowl of soup, then get at least 2 hours of sleep. THEN you can resume your planning." Right now, it isn't an equal share of power, no, but I see that changing--compare still to the first book or two where Alex crashed through, looked back over her shoulder at the mess she'd left and yelled back "Sorry!"
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Date: 2012-06-08 08:17 pm (UTC)The balance of 'power' has been evening out, as ALex becomes more mature, and as Anna learns to step up a bit and be more independant herself then what she had been at the very beginning of the series.
Besides. Alex doesn't ALWAYS order anna around. It's only in tight tense situations where there's not a whole lot of room or time to debate (I believe they DO debate when there IS time) and where the two of them fighting it out would be bad. Most relationships--friend and otherwise--tend to have a 'leader' anyway... just like my husband and I. he 'leads' for financial matters, I control around-the-house matters like laundry and dishes, He deals with the 'outside' stuff, computer hardware, etc, I deal with finding other assorted types of information and the wrangling of our pets. I don't see Alex and Anna as so different. Only instead of the matter of who cooks dinner, Alex deals in the 'off the cuff life and death' things, and anna doesn't. Anna takes part in the planning of things, plotting and working things out ahead of time. Anna is the one who'd sit there and say "Alexandra, you are sick. You are going to go have a bowl of soup, then get at least 2 hours of sleep. THEN you can resume your planning." Right now, it isn't an equal share of power, no, but I see that changing--compare still to the first book or two where Alex crashed through, looked back over her shoulder at the mess she'd left and yelled back "Sorry!"
Give them time <3