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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?
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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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