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Shorttail
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Post subject: Interpretation of "The fear of blood |
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Missing since: 22 Jun 2006 Notes left: 91 Last seen at: The North
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I used the search engine, didn't find anything, searched various guides, came home empty handed.
So anyway, what's your interpretation of "The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh" that appears in the beginning of the game and in the manual? And is there an official one?
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Vixo
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Missing since: 09 Apr 2006 Notes left: 42 Last seen at: Orange County, NY
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Uh. . .fear of the result of hurt, leads to fear of hurt? Too sick to articulate it, but I always thought the general idea was fairly apparent.
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The Adversary
RESPECT
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Missing since: 19 Jul 2003 Notes left: 19401 Last seen at: #lfk
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Blood = life
Flesh = death
The fear of life results in the fear of death; the fear of life results in the fear of living.
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. . . AND THAT'S THAT.
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Lifetolifeless
Cafe5to2 Waitress
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Missing since: 10 Nov 2005 Notes left: 289 Last seen at: Seattle
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I don't know why this has to be so difficult. Just look at the difference between the function of each preposition in the phrase: "of" and "for".
The fear of anything in particular naturally cultivates fear for the integrity of that which separates us from it. What need would we have to fear anything were there no skepticism as to our ability to maintain separation from it.
In a geological sense: the fear of flood tends to create fear for the levee.
In relation to captivity: The fear of the panther tends to create -- and hinges upon -- fear for its cage.
The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh.
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Desolate-Beauty
Just Passing Through
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Missing since: 10 Aug 2006 Notes left: 102 Last seen at: Under Your Bed
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i agree with life to lifeless
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nur_ein_tier
Rosewater Park Attendant
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Missing since: 22 Jul 2005 Notes left: 1421 Last seen at: room 302
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Moosefrenzy
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Missing since: 11 May 2006 Notes left: 1070
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1. If you are afraid of blood, then you are afraid of the people who contain it. (my main theory)
2. You are afraid of the critically wounded (a burned Alessa?)
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Desolate-Beauty
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Missing since: 10 Aug 2006 Notes left: 102 Last seen at: Under Your Bed
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One
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Desolate-Beauty
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Missing since: 10 Aug 2006 Notes left: 102 Last seen at: Under Your Bed
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that was interesting i thought it most reasonable -nods- out of all posts so far
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Fredrick2003
My Bestsellers Clerk
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Missing since: 10 Jun 2006 Notes left: 357
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Desolate-Beauty
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Missing since: 10 Aug 2006 Notes left: 102 Last seen at: Under Your Bed
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but then again this isnt the most hardest question its just how much you get of it
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Lifetolifeless
Cafe5to2 Waitress
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Missing since: 10 Nov 2005 Notes left: 289 Last seen at: Seattle
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It's hard enough to keep a lot of people pretty flummoxed for the past seven years.
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Desolate-Beauty
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Missing since: 10 Aug 2006 Notes left: 102 Last seen at: Under Your Bed
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true true but you cant just look at the words , you got to look at the meaning
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Calamity
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Missing since: 08 Feb 2004 Notes left: 1752
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*grins* This is why I love the fandom so much. Certain people overthink every possible aspect. Thomas and Lifetolifeless pretty much put it exactly the way I've interpreted it these past years so there's no need to restate it.
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Desolate-Beauty
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Missing since: 10 Aug 2006 Notes left: 102 Last seen at: Under Your Bed
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well if no one ever over thought the idea then know one would actually understand so sometimes we gotta give them an applaud for those silent hill veterans
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Rob Matter
Brookhaven Receptionist
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Missing since: 30 Nov 2003 Notes left: 837 Last seen at: Pennsylvania
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You know, in seven years I never really thought about it, but that phrase makes no sense whatsoever. Poor translation?
The only thing I can think of is this:
It has to do with Alessa's detachment and resentment towards the world as of the events of SH1, as was confirmed in the dialogue in SH3. Alessa as a child learned to fear the "blood"--as in the violence and abuse from her mother, the cult, and then from the monsters in the nightmare. This resulted in a fear of the flesh. When I think of "flesh," I think of the old Christian phrase "sins of the flesh," which has to do with love, passion, compassion. A "fear of the flesh" for Alessa is literally saying that she's without love or compassion, filled with hate and resentment.
In summation, abuse a little girl enough and she turns into a monster. Violence leads to detachment and hatred.
Blood -- war, violence, bloodshed
Flesh -- warmth, compassion, love
Of course, the physical relationship between blood and flesh, as pointed out by others , adds another dimension to the subject. Blood and flesh are interdependent -- are violence and love as well? Sounds twisted enough for Silent Hill. Sort of like the cult's god of eternal paradise is clearly an evil demon.
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Lifetolifeless
Cafe5to2 Waitress
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Missing since: 10 Nov 2005 Notes left: 289 Last seen at: Seattle
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Quote: You know, in seven years I never really thought about it, but that phrase makes no sense whatsoever. Poor translation?
It makes perfect sense to me, though I can't vouch for it having been accurately translated if it has, indeed, been translated at all.
Does anyone know if this phrase even appears in the Japanese version?
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Rob Matter
Brookhaven Receptionist
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Missing since: 30 Nov 2003 Notes left: 837 Last seen at: Pennsylvania
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The thing about the phrase is that it really doesn't have to make sense -- it's just come cold-blooded shit with which to introduce the game, the game being chock full of both blood and flesh, of course. I guess saying it makes no sense at all is rather harsh, although it certainly would not be the only translational error if it is one.
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Burning Man
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Missing since: 15 Jul 2003 Notes left: 2368
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Rob Matter wrote: Poor translation?
Yes. I remember talking about this at NM.
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