On page 100, you learn that the extra cargo that Falcon brought on the ship is the Almuseri's god. Falcon gloats that he not only is bringing the people, but their Deity. Once Rutherford grasps the idea of having a god on the very same ship he is on, he starts worrying of what will happen in the future when they land in America. I share the same worrying ideas that he has. "No explorer could touch Falcon now. He had won his deepest wish... History, as we knew it, would end, for there would be no barriers between the secular and sacred." (103) Falcon had the answers to everything now that he possesses "everything." He explains how the god is everything. Once they are in America, they will rape the god in every way is possible, they will take advantage of all that it has to offer and then prod it even more. Humans are going to fuck themselves over because this god is everything and when they mess with it, they will be messing with everything that is around them, themselves, ideas, places. EVERYTHING. AHHH
The Almuseri are the prodigy of unity. They are the Almuseri, they are not individuals. I love the thought of how these people are not people, but a people. I wish we could sense that feeling of unity of one in anything. Every aspect of life for us is competitive. We are born in a country where everyone has to be the best, everyone has to be an 'A' personality. If we worked together rather than one, as a nation we would be better than a myriad of productive individuals.
I have a few questions.
1. I really wonder what is problem between Jackson and Rutherford.
2. Falcon addresses how he captured a god, but how is that realistic. Why is the god materialized for several seconds?
So far this has been my favorite book that we have read in Lit. It has a more in depth plot and we don't find out many aspects of it for a while. I also like that Rutherford is the narrator because you get a sense of why he is a thief. If it was said from another perspective, we wouldn't know that he does it not only because he likes to, but also when he is nervous. It's almost a therapy for Rutherford. I am really excited to read more.
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I really like this post. I agree with the whole notion that they are going to mess everything up by messing with the God. This is just going to turn out bad. But then again, white people always seem to mess things up when trying to conquer another people.
ReplyDeleteI was also a bit confused about the idea of the God being "captured" like on page 101 how he describes it being physical sometimes but then also immaterial. So why can't the God just escape? I'm confused
CHancee,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I'm glad that you're enjoying the novel, of course, but I am even more impressed by the range of your insight into it (and the way you anchor your observations in the actual language of the text--well done!). I'll be interested to hear on Monday what you think about the backstory regarding Jackson and his relationship with Rutherford!