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Modified Poll: Favorite Christ Figures
In light of one paper on the appropriation of the Christ figure in French literature that I will be presenting at a conference this week, I wanted to ask my hypothetical readers what some of their favorite Christ (or messianic) figures in literature are. This poll works by way of comment rather than clicking on a button in the sidebar. From the obvious to the obscure, from French literature to American literature (or even cinema, if you like), from obvious messianic figures to slightly less clear-cut instances of biblical imagery, if you have any favorite Christ figure(s), let us know.
In light of one paper on the appropriation of the Christ figure in French literature that I will be presenting at a conference this week, I wanted to ask my hypothetical readers what some of their favorite Christ (or messianic) figures in literature are. This poll works by way of comment rather than clicking on a button in the sidebar. From the obvious to the obscure, from French literature to American literature (or even cinema, if you like), from obvious messianic figures to slightly less clear-cut instances of biblical imagery, if you have any favorite Christ figure(s), let us know.
Here are some that stand out in my memory from the movies:
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2. Harold Hill in "The Music Man"
3. Neo in "The Matrix"
(And as a side note, I thought that the first Matrix movie was the clearest presentation of the concepts of classical gnosticism that I have ever seen.)
4. Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" (I guess this one counts in both literature and cinema)