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Originally Posted by Lissyloulou,January 05, 2007 08:37 pm
I don't see Locke as too angry either, at least not in comparison with anyone else. I think it may be that Locke is so self disciplined and careful it becomes a remarkable contrast when he loses that self control and therefore becomes more noticable.
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Oh, i think he's an incredibly angry person. I think that this is a big part of his make up. Because for a man of faith, he doesnt half get frustrated and angry when things dont go his way or when he doesnt understand something - the Trebuchet, the button, 'Henry Gale', Charlie's drugs etc etc
I think that Locke has moments when he puts all of his past anger issues behind him and feels at peace (like when he helped Sun repair the garden in an early S2 eppy), but essentially uinderneath those layers of peace, Locke (imo) is a volcano of emotion.
COmpare him, say, to Eko..when has Eko ever got frustrated or angered by something he doesnt understand? Even when he lost his brother he still had an element of:
'this is the way it's laid out for me so i must continue along this path but look for the signs to guide me' mindset. Locke, however gets angry/frustrated and looses clarity when he reaches a brick wall or a moment of heartache. Now im not slamming Locke for this because it's most human to be like this, but i think it says something when at times Locke's faith can be so resolute, but then when he doesnt understand something, that faith crumbles so easily. I suppose this is due to his past - he wants to believe and he wants to trust, heck he does all those things, but essentially that faith and that trust is undermind by the scars or doubt and a lack of self worth..or rather a fear of self worth. Thats essentially what i think undermines Locke's otherwise strong faith.
During the SOS episode and that whole period of episodes i was confused as to how Locke could one minute have his faith so beautifully restored by Roses words, but then in the very next episode see that restoration in tatters - it just didnt make sense to me at the time. But then i thought about it and actually, thats perfectly normal..we all dip in and out of moments of faith..we all can have faith one minute but then be faithless the very next minute. I suppose that encapsulates Locke - he is a man of faith..however just how strong is that faith..just how much does it take to make him doubt everything that he thought was true? In my understanding it doesnt take much to break Locke..and this for me is worrying..
*wow, that was a ramble..well..sorry if you've sat through all that, lol
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