tradition-versus-change

Duke Leto challenges and seeks to reform degrading local customs, reflecting tensions between entrenched traditions and progressive governance.

1 chapter across 1 book

This Immortal (1966)Roger Zelazny

Chapter 17

This chapter depicts a formal gathering in the Arrakeen great house where Duke Leto Atreides asserts his authority by abolishing a degrading water-sharing custom, highlighting the political and social tensions on Arrakis. The interactions reveal underlying power struggles involving water control, the influence of various factions, and the emerging significance of Paul Atreides as a potential messianic figure, the Kwisatz Haderach. The chapter explores themes of power, tradition, and prophecy within the harsh desert environment.