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A line from the SS thst intrigues me
Mikaela:
--- Quote from: mariez on July 03, 2009, 01:29:03 pm ---That's how I've always thought of it, too. Aguirre even sends them off on animals that are "ring-lashed with double diamonds."
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Wow. I never thought of that. Seems there's always something more to discover in the OS!! Thanks for pointing it out.
retropian:
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on July 03, 2009, 02:36:58 am ---I'd always thought it was a subtle marriage metaphor. Coupled with the other details of the opening in Aguirre's office... they're standing together before a judge/authority figure, who sends them off to be alone together.
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--- Quote from: mariez on July 03, 2009, 01:29:03 pm ---That's how I've always thought of it, too. Aguirre even sends them off on animals that are "ring-lashed with double diamonds."
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I love this idea! Great food for thought. I love how the differing ideas and interpretations of BBM complement each other. The thought that their coming together on paper is a metaphor for marriage is just great. It adds another dimension to the much discussed Genesis motif where Aguirre is a stand in for God who brings together Adam and Eve (J&E) and plants them in Eden (BBM). That he is marrying them to each other is just lovely.
My original thought was suggested by Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead", in which the characters realize the reality they inhabit is being created moment to moment as Shakespeare writes Hamlet. It puts me in mind of a line later in the story when Ennis has that vague feeling of dissatisfaction. He is dissatisfied with how the story is going and how his life in the story is turning out.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: mariez on July 03, 2009, 01:29:03 pm ---That's how I've always thought of it, too. Aguirre even sends them off on animals that are "ring-lashed with double diamonds."
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and don't forget the "half-hitches" and the "bandy-legged Basque." All in the same sentence. What a genius is AP!!
mariez:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on July 06, 2009, 11:25:57 pm ---and don't forget the "half-hitches" and the "bandy-legged Basque." All in the same sentence. What a genius is AP!!
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Oh, excellent! Always something new to learn after all this time! Thanks!
Monika:
what a great thread. I had never reflected on that line before so thanks for bringing it to my attention. No matter how many times I´ve read that story, there is still someting I´ve managed to miss. Love it!
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