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@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ As the plot unfolds, Jonas learns that his society is one in which virtually all
Jonas must give that kiss to every member of his society. But the way he does this, is by bonding to an abandoned baby named Gabriel. Here, again, we are presented with a direct Christian allegory. Gabriel is scheduled for “transferal to elsewhere” (this society’s euphemism for euthanasia), but because Jonas has come to love Gabriel, he makes it his mission to rescue the baby — and the only way he can do this, is by rescuing the entire society. Gabriel, of course, is the angel that gave Daniel the wisdom to understand his prophetic visions; and more importantly, Gabriel is the angel that announced to Mary, her special role as the womb of the true Christ. Strangely similar to the Christmas story, after escaping the authorities with Gabriel, Jonas must trek hundreds of miles in the wilderness with the baby, before he can find the energy barrier he must penetrate in order to release his society from mental bondage. When he finally accomplishes his goal, he stumbles across a small cabin in the woods, and faintly in the distance can be heard a small choir singing “Silent Night” (presumably, children in the cabin he’s just found).
Ultimately, these two stories agree on the fundamental question they are posing. But they disagree on the answer. That answer is the struggle between two diametrically opposite conceptions of the meaning of human life. One is will to power, and the other is the will to love. The only thread of joy and purpose THX is able to discover for himself, is in his illicit love affair with LUH 3417. Lucas’ conclusion seems to be that the risk of love will get you sacrificed, and even if you escape the life of power and pleasure, you will still end up alone. Jonas’ realization, is that love is not just a personal preference, but an ontological reality, that it cannot exist without its opposite, but also that the possibility of a life lived in love, is worth the risk.
```[Imported from exitingthecave.com on 28 Nov 2021]```