a.k.a. Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaardner
Just like in the book by Gaardner, the plot will unfold as such.
1. We as viewers will learn that the characters in the story are not real. They were never meant to be. We were always supposed to know this was a work of fiction. We will all come to understand that the characters are being toyed with, not by "The Island," but by the author. Viewers will resent the author(s) and start cheering for the characters. Sidenote: A great number of people are incapable of questioning existence. These people will see the authors as either cruel or kind to "innocent" people rather than brilliant manipulators of their own imaginations.
2. The characters in the story will learn they are figments of an author's imagination. (The authors have created one group--the Others--who know they are figments of imagination. They show no fear of death. Why would you? The Losties, on the other hand, were created to fear death and to seek escape.)They will begin to see that all their memories and the happenstance since the beginning of the story are more than serendipitous. They were planned by an "author." There is no past, in fiction, unless someone bothers to write a prequel. There is no future once the author writes "The End."
3. An "End" to the story will loom on the horizon. The characters in the story will make an effort to escape from fiction to reality as they struggle with how much they are convinced of their own existence despite overwhelming evidence of their imaginary state. The audience will root for an ending where the characters bridge from fiction to reality.
4. One third of the viewers will understand the ending.
Support for the theory:
1. Endless supply of philosophers' names. See Sophie's World.
2. Magic doesn't exist. The writers have indicated there will be a rational explanation for the story. What is more rational than wrapping up the magical story by admitting that it was never real?
3. Authors freedom allows for the writing out of characters whose actors drink and drive. If the story had been planned explicitly from the beginning, how could they simply write out irresponsible actors/actresses?
4. Precognition, smoke that throws people, vanishing characters (Walt, et al.), auspicious random interconnectedness, sonic barrier fences, etc. are closer to impossible in the real world but completely possible in the "author's" mind.
5. In this scenario, the authors can suggest these characters are not mere figments of imagination because they will escape to reality. Picture a huge publicity stunt where in the "real world" the Losties are discovered and rescued.
Theory by Steve S
Just like in the book by Gaardner, the plot will unfold as such.
1. We as viewers will learn that the characters in the story are not real. They were never meant to be. We were always supposed to know this was a work of fiction. We will all come to understand that the characters are being toyed with, not by "The Island," but by the author. Viewers will resent the author(s) and start cheering for the characters. Sidenote: A great number of people are incapable of questioning existence. These people will see the authors as either cruel or kind to "innocent" people rather than brilliant manipulators of their own imaginations.
2. The characters in the story will learn they are figments of an author's imagination. (The authors have created one group--the Others--who know they are figments of imagination. They show no fear of death. Why would you? The Losties, on the other hand, were created to fear death and to seek escape.)They will begin to see that all their memories and the happenstance since the beginning of the story are more than serendipitous. They were planned by an "author." There is no past, in fiction, unless someone bothers to write a prequel. There is no future once the author writes "The End."
3. An "End" to the story will loom on the horizon. The characters in the story will make an effort to escape from fiction to reality as they struggle with how much they are convinced of their own existence despite overwhelming evidence of their imaginary state. The audience will root for an ending where the characters bridge from fiction to reality.
4. One third of the viewers will understand the ending.
Support for the theory:
1. Endless supply of philosophers' names. See Sophie's World.
2. Magic doesn't exist. The writers have indicated there will be a rational explanation for the story. What is more rational than wrapping up the magical story by admitting that it was never real?
3. Authors freedom allows for the writing out of characters whose actors drink and drive. If the story had been planned explicitly from the beginning, how could they simply write out irresponsible actors/actresses?
4. Precognition, smoke that throws people, vanishing characters (Walt, et al.), auspicious random interconnectedness, sonic barrier fences, etc. are closer to impossible in the real world but completely possible in the "author's" mind.
5. In this scenario, the authors can suggest these characters are not mere figments of imagination because they will escape to reality. Picture a huge publicity stunt where in the "real world" the Losties are discovered and rescued.
Theory by Steve S
