- It is called Mercerism. Basically it is their version of God.
- I don't really understand it. It has some thing to do with the difference between them and andriods. It deals with empathy, some the andriods don't have. They practice it by holding on to this box. They box shots out a light ray and they are in another place. In some parts they discribe it a climbing up a hill and having things thrown at them. And at others they are speaking to an old man Mercer himself. I know Rick's wife goes there to give others the joy that she has about getting a goat. In return it is suppost to be like giving thanks to Mercer. Rick seems to see it as giving away the joy that you did have.
- To me I kind of feel like this old man is just like them. A figure that some one created. I would not want to think of my God as climbing up a hill that he will never reach the top before he dies. Mercer seems weak.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Faith in Mercerism
My book defintly has a faith element.
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Your book sounds intence...for what I understand the androids carry the box with the random ray of light in hope of haveing some sort of faith in a "god" or mercerism. Then you mention "THEM" as a second group of people who do have faith in mercer. And...mercer demonstrates his higher power by climbing a mountain he will never reech the top of...
I'm so confused.
I think the ray of light is religiously symbolic and can represent faith of a higher power. Does that light convince the androids that Mercer is real and can be seen as a God? and why is it so strange that androids feel like they want to believe in a higher power? (there not people)
Sounds interesting, but I can't make any sense of it because of all the pronoun usage. Maybe if you'd use a little more detail as to who the characters you're explaining are, then I would make more sense.
to the first comment....
It is pretty confusing, I'm not even sure I konw what is going on. I do think that the light in the box is a symbol. It probly does have some thing to do with a higher power. the andriods don't beleive in Merce. Maybe some do only because they don' relieze that they are really andriods. Other wise they don't really believe in any thing.
comment # two
this is a really interesting book. I would recommend it. Sorry about the pronoun useage, but it is diffecult to explain some thing to some one who has never read the book.
tabbatha...go and look up "the myth of sisyphus"--i'd be curious to see what you think of that story in relationship to this one. good post.
The whole theme of over coming the struggles of your life and then repeating it is really just a part of life.
-I think this myth relates a lot to Rick because he finds that when he is finished with his mission he has nothing left to do and he wants to keep on going.
-For instance when he was doing the job he wanted to quit, but as soon as it was done he he reliezed that this is just what he does. To stop doing that would be worst then to continue. So, he must keep on with his struggle even though he hates it when he is doing it.
-sisyphus reliezes that to because when he is pushing his rock he wants to stop, but when he is finished he just keeps doing it to him self.
-They both control their fate. they both continue to put theirselves throgh the pain, because in the end it is their joy knowing that once again they have turned the rock, maybe if it's only to start again.
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