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 Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:12 am
Just off the top of my head,
'John Locke' was a philosopher who held the ideals of man becoming more pure through nature.
'Rousseau' was another philosopher who had related ideals; unfortunately I don't have the info handy. It's popped up on some other Lost sites.
What I like is that the first season specifically covers the first forty days on the island. Biblical prophets would often go and wander the wilderness for forty days and forty nights to seek mystic visions.
What've you guys noticed?
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:18 am
There have been countless literary references. Lord of the Flies, where there are children who crash on an island, hunt boar, and generally try to form a society. Also, Sawyer is reading Watership Down, which, contrary to popular belief, is not only about bunnies.
There are more, I just can't remember right now. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:42 am
Yah, was going to mention Watership Down but managed to forget somehow. Veeery interesting. Which then sort of links 'Lost' to 'Donnie Darko' if one wants to get very Six Degrees about it.
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:36 pm
And Sayid was a philosopher type in... India? who was against British imperialism.
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:15 pm
MeriThranduiliell And Sayid was a philosopher type in... India? who was against British imperialism. Really? *did not know this* Thomas Carlyle was a essayist. Jack's last name is... Shepard, I think, as in The Lord is my. And his dad's first name is Christian. Wasn't Michael an angel of some sort?
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:19 pm
Tsunuffy MeriThranduiliell And Sayid was a philosopher type in... India? who was against British imperialism. Really? *did not know this* Thomas Carlyle was a essayist. Jack's last name is... Shepard, I think, as in The Lord is my. And his dad's first name is Christian. Wasn't Michael an angel of some sort? Yup! I'm reading Carlyle and I didn't even put two and two together! Ha! He's.. out there, though. And much brighter than Boone. sweatdrop Yeah, I think Michael's some sort of archangel. Not sure what exactly, though, since I'm not Christian. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:44 pm
MeriThranduiliell I'm reading Carlyle and I didn't even put two and two together! Ha! He's.. out there, though. And much brighter than Boone. sweatdrop But does Carlyle run a business?
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:10 pm
Tyo MeriThranduiliell I'm reading Carlyle and I didn't even put two and two together! Ha! He's.. out there, though. And much brighter than Boone. sweatdrop But does Carlyle run a business? Now there's a very good question. I should ask my professor next class. wink
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:12 pm
I can imagine it now, your prof. would ask what kind of business you're wondering about, and you can just ask again: "Sir...did Carlyle bake wedding cakes?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:22 pm
Tyo I can imagine it now, your prof. would ask what kind of business you're wondering about, and you can just ask again: "Sir...did Carlyle bake wedding cakes?" That's made even funnier by the fact that my professor's a woman. xd
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:23 pm
Oh... ninja ...is she perhaps a manly woman? xd
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:31 pm
Tyo Oh... ninja ...is she perhaps a manly woman? xd Well, if comparing her to the Carlyles, then yes. wink
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:31 pm
Excellent! Then my plan is coming together! Now all I need is a yellow flower pot and I can take over the world! xd
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:41 pm
Tyo Excellent! Then my plan is coming together! Now all I need is a yellow flower pot and I can take over the world! xd Yellow... flower pot? But you can't forget the bowl of petunias and the sperm whale! wink
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:43 pm
Oh, how could I ever forget the sperm whale? Whaley, we used to call him. The magical adventures the two of us would go on. We would sail through the sea, singing sea chanties. Good times.
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