Paul Atreides Argumentative Essay

Therefore, building off of the previously mentioned factions’ inability to change and adapt, rather preferring to stick to their own ways, Paul Atreides, in direct contrast to such stagnation, demonstrates the advantages of adaptation and how such behavior, in contrast to that of the Padishah, Guild, Bene Gesserit, and Fremen, allows him to ultimately thwart his death and better his own community. Rather than simply sticking to a certain viewpoint or dogma, Paul consistently adapts to new situations, implementing new facets of knowledge which he learns along the way, refusing to adhere to a single path, or even a single identity. For example, rather than maintaining a single identity, specifically that of the Kwisatz Haderach, and remaining bounded by the qualities expected of such a character, Paul views himself as a “seed,” with a “terrible purpose” which “filled him, creeping through the empty place within, threatening …show more content…
Rather than utilizing custom or tradition as the primary basis by which he makes a decision, Paul’s ability to view issues in context, in contrast to the Fremen or Bene Gesserit, allows him in this scenario to maximize his fighting force. By characterizing this otherwise traditional act as a circus, Herbert conveys how Paul, by concentrating on the issues at stake rather than following formality, such as his additional utilization of the spice to blackmail the Guild towards the end of the novel by threatening to “give the order that’ll destroy all spice production on Arrakis . .