Matrix 2

1: life without suffering would not truly be enjoyable. pleasure is only defined by the counterpoint of pain. The most simple example of this can be seen in food being more enjoyable the more hungry you are. A life without any pain would be so neutral that pleasure would become to be meaningless. food is only good because taste is fleeting. saliva has a flavor, however we don't notice that flavor because it is constantly in our mouth. Equally, if a person could gain whatever they wanted the moment they wanted it material objects would become just as meaningless. only through scarcity does a thing hold value. air is never valued when your at surface level, it is a thing to fight for in a capsized submarine.

2: Neo is a Christ figure because every character is a Christ figure. the term Christ figure isn't interesting in terms of literary analysis because we only call characters Christ figures in their specific context, every character checks boxes off the list there are only certain characters that we even look at the list for. So, of course Neo is a Christ figure: self sacrificing, portrayed with his arms outstretched, confronted by the devil, has disciples, and has come to redeem an unworthy world. Equally, Smith is a Christ figure: In agony, spent time alone in the wilderness of the matrix, in company of thefts, has disciples, came to redeem an unworthy world. Christ figures are just a mater of prospective