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'I I I I I....'

posted 13 years ago by pshindler
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Why did the angels preface everything by saying "I I I I..." ??

[–] DryToast 13 years ago

She represents more than one angel:

"After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree." (Revelations 7:1)

"If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance."

[–] manch_united 13 years ago

Didn't know that myself. Obliged!

[–] stingingtail 13 years ago

I didn't know that either. I thought she was just an eccentric angel.

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[–] Ms_Coen 13 years ago

I think the Angel is melting diversity into sameness. By saying 'I I I I I' she's lumping all angels into one being: 'I'. The fact that she repeats it just sheds light on the contrast between the sameness of angels and the diversity of humans. Humans can have imaginations and do different things. Angels can't.

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[–] stingingtail 13 years ago

Is that a fact about the character of Angels? They can't have imaginations?