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Originally Posted by dbeach
the Island is a living breathing organism same as planet earth and each living thing from plant to animal to human is related and has significance and each death becomes a death for everybody else. in war each human death is a death of humanity
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dbeach, I'm all for such immanent vitalism
But the earlier debate on this thread is not so much about personification of the island on those terms- rather about assigning to it the godly position of some ultimate judge. Sure that the fate of LOSTies and even the fate of some people off the island but somewhat related to it, very much depend on the island (ex: FFs). From its environmental conditions to its geographical location, from its special powers to other mysteries, the island has a lot of qualities that determine the choices & lives of the character. I just don't think that it all comes down to some judgment matter though. Such a reading soon falls short of many complexities going on in the show and then all we're left with would be some blind fatalism. Personally, I just like my 40 min of weekly TV entertainment to be more thought provoking than that
Than again, a matter of personal opinions..