daneypops, that is an amazing analogy! I had an alternative idea, though... I thought, either the cartoons were the 'offensive' ones of the prophet Muhammad, which caused so much anger to some of the muslim community, thereby just perpetuating this divide within society - or they're political cartoons, which are always rife in times of war, and do provide solace to pissed off people.
I definitely think it's about Iraq, or just war in general, and yes, the 'father's son' is probably Bush... but also, it seems to me to be about patriarchy - it's handed down, father to son, not really mother/daughter. Tori doesn't tend to comment on father/son relationships, she's more about mother/daughter, and she is very positive about that side of it. But the male (?) narrator is talking to a female: 'Steady girl on your feet'. To me that sounds like something patronising, something you might say to someone who you think is getting much too self-righteous and angry about something. 'You and your wonderings' - again, condescending... like saying 'what are you like?'
'If you keep my flesh firm, I'll ready those sacraments.' - I think this is saying, if you keep ME safe, I'll be willing to keep doing this in your name. It's about selfishness and naivete.
daneypops, that is an amazing analogy! I had an alternative idea, though... I thought, either the cartoons were the 'offensive' ones of the prophet Muhammad, which caused so much anger to some of the muslim community, thereby just perpetuating this divide within society - or they're political cartoons, which are always rife in times of war, and do provide solace to pissed off people.
I definitely think it's about Iraq, or just war in general, and yes, the 'father's son' is probably Bush... but also, it seems to me to be about patriarchy - it's handed down, father to son, not really mother/daughter. Tori doesn't tend to comment on father/son relationships, she's more about mother/daughter, and she is very positive about that side of it. But the male (?) narrator is talking to a female: 'Steady girl on your feet'. To me that sounds like something patronising, something you might say to someone who you think is getting much too self-righteous and angry about something. 'You and your wonderings' - again, condescending... like saying 'what are you like?'
'If you keep my flesh firm, I'll ready those sacraments.' - I think this is saying, if you keep ME safe, I'll be willing to keep doing this in your name. It's about selfishness and naivete.