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[ljgeoff]

So, my previous entry has me thinking about the Lewis Door and themes, and scenes that carry the thematic freight...

so, in no order of significance... (I think)

Theme #1) We are all connected. Our cultural stories can all be unraveled back to a place that could be pointed to and called "human."

Theme #2) There is no death. There are endings, points of no return, but the story moves on in a spiral, with interesting loop-de-loops and retrogrades.

Theme #3) "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine."

Theme #4) Not only is there no true evil, there is no true good; all of life is colored in shades of grey.

Theme #5) With power comes responsibility. Fish or cut bait. It's not the size of the spoon, it's how you stir the pot.

Actually, that may indeed be in order of importance. Hm.

Comments

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

What does "Fish or cut bait." mean?

[ljgeoff.livejournal.com]

It means "Do or do not; there is not try."

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

Okay. What does the phrase mean? Like, how do you get from those words to the meaning? (I assume this is clear if you fish.)

[ljgeoff.livejournal.com]

To "cut bait" is to cut up the bait -- so, either fish like you wanna catch some fish, or don't bother (and go over there and just cut up the bait).

[enggirl.livejournal.com]

Huh. I always thought it meant either fish (do it) or cut the line (cut the bait off = don't do it).

[ljgeoff.livejournal.com]

I've seen it used that way, too.