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|    Message 795 of 1,939    |
|    Melroseman to Steven L.    |
|    Re: The Island as a Mythological Symbol    |
|    08 Dec 05 00:36:01    |
      XPost: alt.tv.lost       From: melroseman@yahooNOSPAM.com              Steven L. wrote:              > himiko@animail.net wrote:       >       >> Q wrote:       >>       >>> if joseph campbell ever said *anything* about an episode of lost, i       >>> would be very, very impressed. ;)       >>       >>       >>       >> Return of the hero?       >>       >>> Q       >>> wants to hear freud weigh in on kate and sawyer, while we're at it       >>       >>       >>       >> Not to mention Kate and that horse....stallion? Or are we more into       >> Jungian archetypes there?       >       >       > I doubt that the writers are consciously putting vaginal castration       > symbols or Jungian archetypes into the show. Each episode is the result       > of a collective brainstorming session by all 10 writers on the team. But       > maybe this stuff is emerging from their collective unconscious, without       > them even being consciously aware of it. The same way a Ouija board works.              Well, it's possible. From the DVD commentaries, it seems the writers are       aware of the sexual innuendos and phallic symbols that have come up :)       on the show.              --       New to alt.tv.lost? Please read the FAQ before posting:       http://www.geocities.com/alt_tv_lost/              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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