Catโs Cradle or The Catโs Cradle?
The analysis is based on the novel Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (thanks to @to-bone-bigfoot for the recommendation)
Well, the book turned out to be way too complex than I expected it to be. Iโm not saying I got the entire message correctly or completely but I canโt stop thinking about the authorโs warning at the beginning of chap. 4. (Btw, Iโm not gonna dig deep, just a few thoughts)
โAnyone unable to understand how a useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either.โ
Religions are supposed to be a salvation but man turned them into some instrument of control. Even Beatrice started doubting all of it at the end of S1 (and in S2 when Superion got back to life)
โFather, if Adrielโs bones really are driving people to belief, wouldnโt removing them weaken the entire Catholic faith?โ
Those bones are a means of control. As Vincent stated, โA devilโs bargain to keep people reliant on the Church. As long as there is darkness in the world, people will turn to us for lightโ.
By naming that convent The Catโs Cradle they claim that it is all a lie (except for the relationships the nuns established perhaps).
The walls that are supposed to be a shelter of truth is nothing more than a shattering of lies.
Also itโs all about technology. That Catโs Cradle is a metaphor for a trap woven from the achievements of science and technology. For too long, man has considered themself the supreme creation of nature (Heart of a Dog by Bulgakov proves why this thought pattern is disastrous), who is allowed to engage in uncontrolled violence against his own kind and destroy the planet. In the hands of representatives of one species are "toys" that are dangerous for billions of living beings.
The Arc is dangerous and I know Jillianโs intention was to save her son but as Vonnegut stated โanything a scientist worked on was sure to wind up as a weapon, one way or anotherโ.
So, my guess is that they named that ancient church The Catโs Cradle in order to show the danger of science even though tons of inventions are made with good intentions, and the way religions can be a control means changing its original purpose.
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