CATEGORY: MOVIES [Hidden plot related]
Recall from part 24 of the analysis that a portion of the bible's Gospel of John, chapter 1, says,
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He [Jesus] was in the world, and the world came into being through him...
We have observed that Will Graham has at some point been tempted by Lecktor into trying to effectively become the Light itself - Will starts to believe that he can become as God is. Another name for Satan is Lucifer, which as an adjective can mean 'light-bearing'. Since Dollarhyde is trying to become the red dragon, representing Satan, then he too wants to become a certain 'light'. In fact, he is even planning on displacing Lecktor, who is himself a personification of Satan.
In consideration of the above, we now have a clearer picture of how it is that Lecktor's part of the tissue note functions as if either Graham or Dollarhyde could have written it, and can thus be used to manipulate Graham - "I know that you alone can understand what I am becoming. You alone know the people I use to help me in these things are only elements undergoing change to fuel the radiance of what I am becoming, just as the source of light is burning..." (emphasis not in original).
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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