Items that Richard showed to young Locke - Page 5

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Originally Posted by flaneuse

Some have quickly dismissed 'The Book of Law' but content and message-wise it wouldn't be an off choice totally. I think the title is deceiving for many: it is not a book with reference to logic or law as understood in some rigid fashion. It is a book that puts will power and strength to challenge established norms above everything else. Sounds familiar?

Thank you for pointing that out, I started to go into it at one point but got distracted. Isnt it a religious text? I found that it is governed by two decrees: one states "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" and "Love is the law, love under will." In a post I stated that I thought the book would be the correct choice, but was met with the argument that that goes against Locke-ism, I dont think they searched to see what the book was about before ruling it out.

It seems like some are focusing on the items Locke didn't pick. It seems that when young Locke chosen the knife that really put Alpert in a foul mood and believe Locke wasn't meant to be in his "school of gifted children". So prehaps in some way because the young Locke had chosen the knife he had decide to make a knife part of his life. There has been many scene in the show where Locke has a knife and is doing something with one. Remember the time how Walt had been playing a lot of attention to Locke with his knife and Locke had taken him out and was teaching him how to throw the knife, Micheal found them and he became very angry when he seen what was going on, now doesn't that kind of strike other views as the same sort of way Alpert became upset with the young Locke.
Now as for myself when I was a young child I had a thing for knives, whenever I was in stores I would always want to check out the knives that were in the display case. I earned money mowing lawn and I had build up a pretty nice collection of knives, my favorites were the Old Timer brand fold up. I did have one that in my child like mind a Bowie knife I use to spend a lot of time throwing that at trees done it so much I broke the cheap crappy handle. I think what drew me to knives was watching my great grandfather wittling I remember once ask him what ya wittling? he said a toothpick, I must of be about 4 then and I thought in my mind sure is a lot of wood there to be making a toothpick. When I got older I kind of got the humor in why he said that.

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I was looking around for more info on the book Richard placed in front of Locke, and I don't know what to think. I saw Flaneuse took it to be Alister Crowleys "The Book of Law". I looked on Lostpedia and they reffered to it as the "Book of Law" or the Torah (first five books of the old testament, I think). I found a book called "The Book of Laws" by Harold Faber but that was published in 1979 so we can count that one out for obvious reasons. Then I came across this article on Newsday.com in the TV blog.

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Here's the question: What was the book?

It was called "Book of Laws." Not "THE Book of Laws." And definitely NOT "Book of Law;" that would take fans down a very precarious and unpleasant path, for that particular book was written by a 19th century mystic who made William S. Burroughs seem like a normal dude. You will - and no doubt - already have Googled the title, "The Book of Laws," but it's a dead end. (Yeah, the title referred to a law tome from the Plymouth colony in the early 17th century...) Could it actually refer to that? Seems doubtful. Very doubtful.

Could Darlton have thrown a Red Herring in our midst, sending "Losties" down a path that leads nowhere?

Naaaah. They'd never do that. (Would they?)

So now I am downright confused. Thoughts anybody?

Maybe Alpert got pissed about Locke picking the knife because it meant he had to go back through everything again and make sure that Locke got sawyer to kill Locke's dad....

My explanation...

Ben killed his dad, and the island still made Ben sick eventually.

So when Locke picked the knife, Alpert had to go through everything again (since you cant travel forward based on some theories), and instead of Ben making Locke kill his dad, Alpert had to make sure someone else killed Locke's dad so the island wouldn't be pissed at Locke in the way it got pissed at Ben (hence the tumor).

Maybe?

[quote=darnzy;46866]I was looking around for more info on the book Richard placed in front of Locke, and I don't know what to think. I saw Flaneuse took it to be Alister Crowleys "The Book of Law". I looked on Lostpedia and they reffered to it as the "Book of Law" or the Torah (first five books of the old testament, I think). I found a book called "The Book of Laws" by Harold Faber but that was published in 1979 so we can count that one out for obvious reasons. Then I came across this article on Newsday.com in the TV blog.QUOTE]

Well that just blows.

Darnzy, thanks for pointing out the mysteries around (the) book of laws. After reading your post I checked Lostpedia and came across with the possible Torah reference as well. I'm not all positive about the book being Torah, but I definitely see how the Jacob connection becomes all the more interesting with that one.

The screen shots suggest the book Alpert got on the table is some book of laws- . As much as I think that the Book of Law I referred to earlier offers intriguing island/will/ love/ inner journey themes relevant to LOST, it looks to be not quite the book Alpert has. Hmmm

It got even more puzzling now..

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Originally Posted by McKraut85

maybe it was the same ash that was spread around Jacob's cabin when Locke first found it?

I thought the same thing! If you can magnify these pictures on your computer look and see if you think they are the same thing. I am leaning toward they are the same thing. They both look granular.

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Originally Posted by queenbeesteph

I thought the same thing! If you can magnify these pictures on your computer look and see if you think they are the same thing. I am leaning toward they are the same thing. They both look granular.

The stuff in the vial seems to have yellow in it, as the stuff around the cabin seems all gray.

I bet the 'book of Laws' is a book just meant for the island, perhaps the use of it's properties, how to speak to it's inhabitants, what to feed the hamsters powering the island and that sort of Jazz.

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Originally Posted by CableRunner

I bet the 'book of Laws' is a book just meant for the island, perhaps the use of it's properties, how to speak to it's inhabitants, what to feed the hamsters powering the island and that sort of Jazz.

Possibly on the chapter where the power station protocol's explained, a photo of the post amputation Dr.Marvin goes with the caption "do not hand-feed the hamsters"