Character Sketch of Geng Sun | The Lastling

Kind hearted and caring
  • She comforted Tahr when he panicked as he heard the helicopter and smelled something burning.
Physically strong but gentle
  • She supported Tahr when he couldn’t run fast enough. She hurled a big stone at the helicopter.
  • Yet, she never hurt her friends.
Performed rituals like humans for the dead
  • She took care of Shengo’s body by giving it a sky burial.
  • She performed the ritual with mud and paint when her mother died and then burned her dead body.
Brave / loyal friend
  • She hurled stones at the helicopter to save her friends.
  • She also came to rescue Tahr when he was being caught by the guards.
  • She rescued Tahr and Paris from the rebels by putting her life in risk. But she didn’t show her pain to anyone when she was shot in the leg.
Dignified
  • When Paris used to think that she was someone deformed later on she saw dignity in her movement.
Selfless
  • She put her life on the risk just to save Tahr.
  • She sacrificed herself in the end when she couldn’t find the ‘Ice Fortress’ and pushed her friends away so they wouldn’t die because of the cold.

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