wandergirlC-ALL
02-09-2008, 12:55 AM
Yes, I know who Jacob is, as well as what the black smoke is and why pregnant women die on the island and why Locke can walk on the island and...so on. Here goes. Mind you, this is still pure theory...I just happen to think through my theories deeply.
Jacob is a lesser deity who at/near the beginning of time was bound to the island as an overseer, if you will, with the invariable rule being that no outside being capable of any sort of concious thought would be allowed to know of Jacob's existance or that of his island, and the punishment was that Jacob would lose his major powers and the island would become an instant deathtrap to any mortal being if he broke the rules. But no matter who or what you are, after spending several millenia in isolation, you're going to get lonely. So, finally, Jacob caved. But before he did so, he worked some of his greater abilities for the last time. He set into his island a rule that, while not entirely overriding the pre-set ones, at least provided a way around them: a mortal man (or woman) who comes to the island is given an infinitesimaly small amount of godlike power; that is to say, they would be just a tiny bit more than human. Physical liabilities, like Locke's paralysis, therefore, would be neutralized, and the "deathtrap" part of his punishment wouldn't be able to affect the people he invited. Pro-creation, however, is an entirely mortal function. Therefore, when a woman goes into childbirth, in that moment of human weakness, the island smothers them.
Only after doing this last great work did Jacob finally break the rules. When he did, tiny bits of him meant entirely as added effects of his breaking the rules were released: hence the black smoke. He also lost all of his greater powers, making him incapable of maintaining the island's secrecy alone: hence the Looking Glass, which actually originated in Jacob's mind (remember, we're talking lesser god). When he said to Locke, "Help me," it was a legitimate plea for help: Jacob had realized the danger he had put himself in by bringing half an airplane's worth of people to his island, and as he was no longer capable of keeping back a mass invasion of the general public of the world, it was important that Locke keep everyone on the island.
Lastly, about Hurley seeing Jacob: Of course he saw Jacob! Hurley isn't crazy, he's gifted: gifted with the ability to see things the naked eye cannot! Scientists, of course, do not understand it, as it is something they cannot prove, and in not understanding it they fear it, and in fearing it they dismiss it as impossible and title it "insanity". How very like humans to dismiss a gift as an illness!
That is all...that I can remember off the top of my head (I've been turning this theory over in my head for a couple of weeks now). And remember: life isn't fair, but that doesn't mean you can't be!
Jacob is a lesser deity who at/near the beginning of time was bound to the island as an overseer, if you will, with the invariable rule being that no outside being capable of any sort of concious thought would be allowed to know of Jacob's existance or that of his island, and the punishment was that Jacob would lose his major powers and the island would become an instant deathtrap to any mortal being if he broke the rules. But no matter who or what you are, after spending several millenia in isolation, you're going to get lonely. So, finally, Jacob caved. But before he did so, he worked some of his greater abilities for the last time. He set into his island a rule that, while not entirely overriding the pre-set ones, at least provided a way around them: a mortal man (or woman) who comes to the island is given an infinitesimaly small amount of godlike power; that is to say, they would be just a tiny bit more than human. Physical liabilities, like Locke's paralysis, therefore, would be neutralized, and the "deathtrap" part of his punishment wouldn't be able to affect the people he invited. Pro-creation, however, is an entirely mortal function. Therefore, when a woman goes into childbirth, in that moment of human weakness, the island smothers them.
Only after doing this last great work did Jacob finally break the rules. When he did, tiny bits of him meant entirely as added effects of his breaking the rules were released: hence the black smoke. He also lost all of his greater powers, making him incapable of maintaining the island's secrecy alone: hence the Looking Glass, which actually originated in Jacob's mind (remember, we're talking lesser god). When he said to Locke, "Help me," it was a legitimate plea for help: Jacob had realized the danger he had put himself in by bringing half an airplane's worth of people to his island, and as he was no longer capable of keeping back a mass invasion of the general public of the world, it was important that Locke keep everyone on the island.
Lastly, about Hurley seeing Jacob: Of course he saw Jacob! Hurley isn't crazy, he's gifted: gifted with the ability to see things the naked eye cannot! Scientists, of course, do not understand it, as it is something they cannot prove, and in not understanding it they fear it, and in fearing it they dismiss it as impossible and title it "insanity". How very like humans to dismiss a gift as an illness!
That is all...that I can remember off the top of my head (I've been turning this theory over in my head for a couple of weeks now). And remember: life isn't fair, but that doesn't mean you can't be!