Sunday, March 23, 2008
To be honest, it could represent a lot of different themes. Two of these are love and hate. Maybe it could even represent just what Mike thinks. Fear, science, philosophy, religion, love, and hate are all things that Mike has to pick up living on Earth. I guess I would kind of compare him to Hellen Keller. They both have overcome so much just to understand basic concepts. What did you make it out to be? (Theme wise)
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Two themes that I found thoroughly represented were fear and religion. Near the end of the novel, when Mike is speaking to Jubal about what he recently learned, I found fear to be represented the most. He confessed to Jubal that the "Old Ones" sent him to earth to be a spy. They were contemplating on whether they should destroy earth or not. Even though as Mike explained, it takes the "Old Ones" centuries to make up their minds, it is still a scary moment. Not only for Mike, but for the entire human race if they found out.
Religion is the other obvious one. Mike began his own church called "The Church of All Worlds". His teachings focused on peace and love. I found it to be quite, "hippy". What did you think about his church and teachings?
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