 | Baptism
 | Denys washes Karen's hair - pours water over her
head as he recites Coleridge, "Rime of the Ancient
Mariner": "Farewell, farewell ! but this I tell To thee,
thou Wedding-Guest ! He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and
bird and beast." (DVD ch 12) |
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| Evil as "Possession"
| The "possession" of people by people in
this film mirrors the "possession" of countries by
countries. |
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| Friendship
| Friendship between Karen and Farah. |
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| Loss/Grief
| Karen's grief at Denys' funeral. |
| The parting scene between Karen and Farah. ("I
will go ahead of you and wait for you..." parallel gospel of
John, DVD ch 15) |
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| Palm Sunday/Female Christ Figure
| Karen rides into the camp at the front to bring
supplies to her husband. She has just killed the lions which
attacking the oxen, and she is dirty and disheveled. The crowd parts
for her, looking on with a mixture of awe and horror. (DVD ch 9) |
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