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Sins/Virtues Theme/Elements - Some Thoughts...

mu said Oct 3, 2006, 4:07 PM:
 

[Reposting this here as it seemed an appropriate board.  - mu]

Check this out…. IT JUST CAME TO ME AS I'M TYPING THIS:

 What if the characters and their 'lessons' had to do with the '7 DEADLY SINS'… and the
7 Heavenly VIRTUES!!! (Hm, there seem to be several different versions of the virtues…. well, let's see if one of the models fits).


Let's see if which characters fit in different categories:
(Please help me out here… fill in the blanks. ) My list is not complete! Just quick first impressions…

Pride:  (excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the Grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.

  • Sawyer? who else?

Envy: (is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.)
  • Sawyer? Anyone else?
  • Shannon?

Gluttony:(Is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.)
  • Hurley (that's kind of obvious, but anyone else?)
  • Sawyer (hording all of the supplies, meds etc.) ?

Lust: (is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.) Could it also be for things like drugs? Or money? Or fame?
  • ?
  • Sawyer?

Anger:(is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.)
  • Sawyer?
  • Jack?
  • Michael?
  • Ana Lucia?
  • French Woman?
Greed:(is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is called Avarice or Covetousness.)
  • Sawyer?

Sloth: (Avoidance of physical or spiritual work)
  • I'm remembering the scene where nobody wanted to make the large Help sign with rocks in the sand.
  • ?
[Hm…. I see a pattern with Sawyer… coul dhis character fit all of the 7DS??? If so, maybe one of hte other characters (protagonist) might fit all of the 7HV???]

VIRTUES:

Faith: ____________________
  • Rose?
  • Mr. Eko?
Hope:____________________
  • Sun?
  • Clair?
  • Bernard?
Charity:__________________
  • Charlie?
  • Hurley?

Fortitude:_________________
  • Jack?
  • Sayid?
Justice:___________________
  • Jack?
  • Michael?
  • Kate?

Temperance: __________________
  • Rose?
  • Jack?
  • John?

Prudence:_____________________
  • Libby?
  • John?

Here are some commentary from the website I linked to above:

***This one is particularly interesting in reference to LOST…

***The Seven Contrary Virtues:
humility, kindness, abstinence, chastity, patience, liberality, diligence

The Contrary Virtues were derived from the Psychomachia (”Battle for the Soul”), an epic poem written by Prudentius (c. 410). Practicing these virtues is alledged to protect one against temptation toward the Seven Deadly Sins: humility against pride, kindness against envy, abstinence against gluttony, chastity against lust, patience against anger, liberality against greed and diligence against sloth.


The Seven Heavenly Virtues:
faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance, prudence

The Heavenly Virtues combine the four Cardinal Virtues: prudence, temperance, fortitude – or courage, and justice, with a variation of the theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. I'm still researching the origins and popular usage of this formulation.

The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy

Continuing the numerological mysticism of Seven, the Christian Church assembled a list of seven good works that was included in medieval catechisms. They are: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, give shelter to strangers, clothe the naked, visit the sick, minister to prisoners, and bury the dead.

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This has definitely got me thinking! I love it…

I'm not implying that Lost is all about just this, but it might fit in with the Buddhist and other philosophical implications (ie: Dharma=Means Protection according to this website. Also Inner development of Peace and happiness) .

Quote: Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. If we first establish peace within our minds by training in spiritual paths, outer peace will come naturally; but if we do not, world peace will never be achieved, no matter how many people campaign for it.

Or as I like to say: Inner Peace=World Peace. Simple isn't it? ;-)

Anyone have any thought or comments about this 7DS/7V theory?

L/L

~mu~