Getting Lost: Survival, Baggage, and Starting Over in J. J. Abrams' Lost (Smart Pop Series) by Orson Scott Card

Author:Orson Scott Card [Card, Orson Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literary Criticism, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Performing Arts, Television, Guides & Reviews, History & Criticism
ISBN: 9781932100785
Google: _erjmAEACAAJ
Amazon: 1932100784
Publisher: Smart Pop
Published: 2006-07-10T22:00:00+00:00

Doubt, Descartes, and Evil Geniuses

Lost doesn’t offer specific answers, even metaphorically, that we can

then apply to the real world; what it points to, instead, is a link be-

tween the inner world we construct and the outer world we inhabit.

Lost is a thought that has only just begun, and there are many di-

rections it could grow along. Given the focus on character and the

importance of facing guilt and pain, it’s tempting to link Lost with the

first noble truth of the Buddha’s teaching (the Dharma): life is suf-

fering. Really, though, it’s too early to put forth anything that defi-

nite (besides which, the whole Dharma Initiative may turn out to be

nothing but a red herring). Lost shows us that you’ve got to make do

with what you’ve got (there’s no way off the island), and that the only

way to make the world better is to become a better person. All things

considered, I think that’s a wonderful place for a thought to begin.

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Robert Burke Richardson collects undergrad degrees in Edmonton,

Alberta. He is the author of “Egg Drop Soup” in Star Trek: Strange

New Worlds 8, “Negation Elimination” in All-Star Zeppelin Adventure

Stories, and “The Coming Years of Good” in On Spec. Find out more

about his fiction, comics, and his crazy theories about Lost by visiting

his Web blog at http://elf-help.blogspot.com.

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