Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160214165601/@comment-14138255-20160217221009

MetallicArcher wrote: So... no other comments on the Raven vs Qrow world views theory? Raven and Qrow seem to be two different kinds of cynics. Both hate the world as it is and where it seems to be going. In symbolic interactionist sociology there are many ways to approach it.

Raven seems to have abandoned the world and has kept to herself, waiting it out, making her more Retreatist (Abandoned the world to its fate and just wants to be left alone) or if she was evil, Rebellion (She has abandoned the world and its ideals and wants to destroy it).

Qrow meanwhile is the Knight in Sour Armor, a Ritualist (given up on the world getting better, but does his job anyway), having seen first hand what Salem is capable of and what happened to him and his teammate Summer, coping by drowning his sorrows away.

While we're at it, Ruby is a straight forward Conformist (Knows her objective and seeks to achieve it). She wants to help the world despite its flaws and does so by enrolling in Beacon to become a Huntress.

Cinder could be, depending on who you ask, either Innovater (wants to be feared and powerful [ae: successful] but uses evil means to do so) or a Rebel (seeks an illegal goal using illegal means).

Roman is a straight up Innovater (seeks money, power, and most of all survival, but runs a criminal organization to do so).

WBY are Ritualists, as while they have their means down, they don't have a real goal. They want to succeed sure, but they don't have anything narrowed down, unlike Ruby.