Literary analysis

Temple of the winds,By Terry Goodkind is the fourth book in the sword of truth  series. In Temple of the winds a great plague is released into the world by Emperor Jagang. Richard reads that somewhere long ago there was a temple where a cure was held by magic for the plague but was sealed off and lost forever because there were objects of great power in the temple. Richard and Kahlan search for the lost temple going through old books and legends. As the plague spreads and more people die by the day. A group of people come to Aydindril saying the only way into the temple is through the hall of the betrayer. A great ritual is preformed ontop a mountain. During the ritual Kahlan has to marry Drefan Richards half brother. And Richard has to marry Nadine, a girl from his old home in Westland. After the ritual each new couple has to have sex with their spouse to seal the marriage. But in the dark the couples are swapped so that Richard is once again with Kahlan and Drefan is with Nadine. In the dark room Kahlan doesn't realize that instead of Drefan it is now Richard. As they seal their marriage Kahlan starts to enjoy Herself and when it is all over she tells Richard (who she still believes is Drefan) to not tell Richard about it. Once in the light she realizes that she has actually slept with Richard. Richard is outraged and betrayed at the thought that Kahlan thought she was sleeping with Drefan and enjoying it. Ontop the mountain the hall of the betrayer appears from the clouds and Richard enters and stops the plague but stays in the hall for a couple of days. Outraged that Kahlan betrays him. Finally he leaves the temple of the winds and goes back to Aydindril to find his half brother Drefan trying to kill Kahlan. He kills Drefan and saves Kahlan.

Characterization:

Richard: Richard is a stoic character for the majority of this story till the very end. But it brings in a new aspect of Richard never seen in the other books, pure anger, outraged and betrayed by his love Kahlan.

Kahlan: during this story Kahlan is somewhat bi polar. She is torn between the dismantlement of the old midlands and her right to rule D'Hara with Richard as the mother confessor.

Drefan: Drefan during this book is thought of as a savior being a healer for a great D'Haran sect of healers. Saving people whenever he can from the plage and shedding some light on the temple of the winds. At the end of the book you find out Drefan wanted to take Richards position as the D'Haran ruler and take Kahlan as his own.