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Originally Posted by katobe
I'm not sure if this question belongs here or not , but , in a previous episode one of his legs was hurt badly yet he did not seem to feel it , but this time he definately feels the pain and also that time with Boone , when his legs were giving out on him ... and he couldn't climb into the plane himself . I was just wondering how the use of his legs really play into all this .
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Locke hinted that the island took away his legs to save him (like it knew that climbing into the plane would mean his death). You might recall that Locke's legs first became numb, and then his ability to walk got worse the closer he and Boone got to the plane. He already had the vision (dream) of Boone covered in blood. He yelled at Boone to stay out of the front of the plane. He also lost his ability to know which direction he was travelling (he started using a compass, as Boone helped him to walk).
Now, I don't want to get all metaphysical here, but the way the plot played out, it
did seem that the island wanted the plane found, but it didn't want Locke to put himself in danger (plus, it stopped him from continuing to try to break open the Hatch).
Now there's an idea.
Perhaps this is where Locke's vision of his destiny began to divurge from the island's vision. Locke was fixated on opening the hatch. It would give them all the answers. But the dream of the plane had no references to the hatch. It was almost like a diversion to get Locke
to leave that hatch alone.
I'm sort of rambling, but does this explanation help?