#were those crimes and tragedies in their lives real? it didnt seem like modern times in any of their memories/dreams

[reineyday]

idk if im late to the party but i thought it was interesting that 1899 used plato's allegory but never really surfaced passed discussing the shadows vs the fire, only to reveal at the end that they themselves are living the rest of the allegory: theyre running away from the sun that is their reality bc it hurts too much. they prefer the shadows on the wall, the darkness of the cave, bc the light of their reality is too painful for them to accept.

#rei rambles #1899 #1899 spoilers #plato's allegory of the cave #my fave part of the allegory has always been the prisoners getting blinded by the sun and choosing to go back #i never used to understand that part and i would tell myself i never would choose to go back #but now i kinda get it. i might not say no to educational enlightenment but there are some other things id mb return from. #or at least take a break from. #anyways so fascinating to me that all these ppl would choose to freeze in space only to be on a boat in 1899 #like. is that ciaran's fault? bc id assume theyd want to be in a utopia not like. a passenger on a boat. #furthermore do they have translators on board that they just chose not to instill? #were those crimes and tragedies in their lives real? it didnt seem like modern times in any of their memories/dreams #but im aware that they might just all be very rural. but if thats the case then howd they end up on a spaceship? #also is lucien really prone to seizures and actually dead? #is jérôme for real a stowaway even tho he has his own pod????? #so many questions #did they sell pods based on ticket? then why were there ppl still being crew and shovelling coal??? #how much did landon pay to be there? #or is it just a volunteer experiment run by maura's family???? #dang