The Matrix - a cyberpunk parable?

...is a 57 page pdf document I found at
http://awesomehouse.com/matrix/parallels.html
along with several other good links.

The author does not promote the idea
that Neo is some sort of Jesus figure.
Instead, he examines the story
in the light of Pilgrim's Progress,
a classic story with a similar theme,
written long ago.

He states:
"Neo makes a similar odyssey in the Matrix. He is a confused searcher who is led to the truth, and then acts upon it to be saved from a false world. Neo must then learn to walk in faith as he faces formidable enemies and, ultimately, triumphs. To flesh out this allegory, the Agents in the film can represent satan and his forces, and sometimes sin itself. Trinity and Morpheus could both serve at times not only to represent God, but also Christians in the roles of evangelist and discipler. And the Matrix represents the fallen world system, and perhaps sin as well."
—page 6

The author is fair, giving space to other belief systems
that also apply to the story. He does not claim that the story is "Christian" but states that his comparison is "an intriguing angle."

Download The Matrix:a cyberpunk parable?

 

Escape the Matrix

Unplug

Get grappled

Get training

Eat cookies : the Oracle

Get distracted : Mouse

Crave the Matrix : Cypher

Whose Life Will it Be? : Neo's choice

Temet Nosce : Know Thyself

 

Credits

Better than an Allegory :
Tolkein speaks my disclaimer


Exit : back through the rabbit hole

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