I Can't Be The Only One Who Thinks The Military Adoption Of The Fourth Wing Is Pointless

Summary

• Basgiath College's high death rate among recruits serves a brutal military agenda that raises questions about the leadership's motives.
• The recruitment process in the Fourth Wing raises doubts about the control tactics of the ruling class, creating a feeling of a totalitarian regime.
• The presence of the Marked Ones in the Riders Quadrant reveals a dangerous power dynamic within Navarre's military structure with the potential for rebellion.

The Fourth WingHis army is full of contradictions. The new fighters are desperate for the academy Basgiath College paradoxically boasts a high death rate among its recruits. Like the title of the series Empirical Navarre's military might implies a reliance on the dragons at the heart of the books – they want to bond with the strongest riders, so it makes sense to destroy the weak, however brutal. Perceived limitations Empirical The characters Violet and Sawyer protest and represent this.

This makes me wonder why the non-testers aren't just demoted. Given the context in which the leadership hid the ven's existence, perhaps they simply don't want to waste resources on non-flyable cadets, since the greatest danger lies where the ven can drain its energy. Again, they could be recast as scribes – but I believe that will be explored further throughout the series, with more scribes posing more potential problems for corrupt leadership. Until then, I'm left scratching my head The Fourth Wing's confusing military approach.

I'm sorry, Fourth Wing Military Recruiting Makes No Sense

On the surface, the Die or Die Prize Appears to be Only for High Stakes

Military establishment The Fourth Wing confusing in general, but this is especially true of his recruitment process. All Riders Quadrants are voluntary except where noted. Parapet comes before practice. Candidates must climb two hundred and fifty steps to an 18-inch-wide stone bridge 200 feet above the ground. Rain or shine, they must pass the parapet safely. If they're too scared, pushed around by murderous peers, or simply wear the wrong shoes, the candidate will fall. This eliminates them before any real problems start.

After that, they have to solve a number of problems, including “glove” – an obstacle course designed to teach trainees to ride their own dragons. Only then are they allowed to enter “threshing” to bond with the dragon. At this point, any dragon could burn them on a whim. the basis of The Fourth Wing does “Graduate or Die” and its mechanics are designed to create high stakes, The Hunger Games environment. However, given that Navarre is in the middle of a long war and needs all the soldiers it can get, it doesn't work.

The Basgiath War College must try to keep their Recruits alive in the Empiry

High Death Toll Raises Doubts About Leadership's Motives

Logically, Basgiath Military College must train more warriors “It's ironic that they boast that most of their recruits die before their sophomore year.” It may just be a fantastical dramatization of real power dynamics in the military. Rebecca Yarros was born and raised in the military and is an Army spouse – she knows better than anyone how some military programs intentionally make it difficult to advance with high attrition rates. However, people who don't qualify for the special forces in real life are likely to be demoted to the regular army.

It reads like a brutal, totalitarian regime – a deliberate choice by Yarros, I think.

This leads me, among other readers, to ask what the motivation might be for making death the only option. It reads like a brutal, totalitarian regime – a deliberate choice by Yarros, I think. Because it is a sign of all this The Fourth Wing and built upon Iron Flame There are many secrets buried in Navarre it is difficult to say where the hardening of cadets ends and the weakening of class consciousness begins. It benefits the regime that the cadets are so involved in survival that they don't question why the system exists.

The Fourth Wing's Explanation of Project Marked Ones is Completely Backwards

The Marked Are More Dangerous When Given Dragons And Marks

Another confusing detail is that the mentioned were drafted into the Riders Quadrant as part of the contract when their parents rebelled. They were to be punished for their parents' crimes, but instead of being killed, they were allowed to serve. It seems like a terrible idea – especially because of it they were forced to watch the execution of their parents. It's meant to instill fear in those mentioned – but it's also a breeding ground for resentment. By keeping their offspring alive, they not only stop the rebellion entirely, but also give them access to dragons and power.

On the other hand, it reveals The apparent arrogance of the ruling class in Navarre. Their outlook on this is that there is a chance of dying in the quadrant. They also have rules to control them – gathering more than three marked people is illegal. This does not dissuade Khaden and the rest of the night's meeting. I think the fact that they can't control the relics of rebellion shows how short-sighted they are in thinking they can control society through fear and oppression.

There are other hints that this fascist-adjacent regime is bound to fall – another key tool is propaganda. A lot of readers complain about Violet reading the history of Navarria as a thinly veiled information dump for world building, but I think it highlights how well history is rewritten. I think it gets worse Onyx Stormand he likely to investigate this corruption furtheralong with the true purpose of various rites and traditions. For example, I think that burning property is not a tribute to Malaka, but serves the regime by destroying information.

Although Navarre was left behind and the wider strokes of public corruption could be identified in the first bookthe series is confirmed to be five books. Hopefully, Yaros will explore the purpose of this counter-intuitive system The Fourth Wing Along with the implications of Khade's giant twist as the series progresses Iron Flame. The second book already saw the griffons questioning the experiences at Basgiath, further proof that the college's idiosyncrasies were purposeful. I also hope to learn more about the Great War which is perfect Empirical series spinoff.