Dear Alejo,
I have been reading The Kingdom of
this World and have come up with a question. I wanted to ask you about your
personal interpretation of the “Lamb of God.” Does the reference of this relate
to the metamorphosis of Ti Noel into the authorial consciousness? What I see
happening is the internal and external change of Ti Noel’s thoughts and actions
into a different omniscient being. The Lamb of God could refer to several
things. I think of Jesus, God’s only son sent to earth as a sacrifice for the
people He cares for. He was sent from the Kingdom of Heaven to the Kingdom of
this humanly world to deliver the message of salvation to the imperfect beings
that walk this earth. This reference could indirectly relate to the rebirth of
Ti Noel into the all-knowing speaker that has been leading the reader
throughout this novel. On page 178, Ti Noel “now understood that a man never
knows for whom he suffers and hopes. He suffers and hopes and toils for people
he will never know…for man always seeks a happiness far beyond that which is
meted out to him.” He has come to the realization that the metamorphosis of his
being is not only for himself but of others as well, for men look for greatness
beyond what they can give. His thoughts have transformed from an internal
struggle to a struggle that all men face as a whole. So, by referencing the
Lamb of God, Ti Noel takes on the role of a being outside of the world in which
he resides. He rebirths his previous thoughts into those thoughts of the
authorial conscious. These thoughts, in turn, resemble the thoughts of Christ
Himself. So, Ti Noel now takes on the omniscient voice due to the fact that he
plays the role of the “Lamb of God” towards the end of the novel. Is this the
metamorphosis that you intended to happen within your text?
Best
regards,
Meredith
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