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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:28 am
by ladysolitary85
Woo wrote:I was reading 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Magaret Atwood last night, and there was a passage that made me think of Bree and the mark on her back -
"I cannot avoid seeing now, the small tattoo on my ankle. Four digits and an eye, a passport in reverse. It's supposed to guarantee that I will never be able to fade, finally, into another landscape. I am too important, too scarce for that. I am a national resource"
Anyway, as Bree said that it's "girls who show potential at birth" that get taken from their parents, perhaps they are tatooed to make sure that the order will always be able to identify them. Even if she did manage to escape the order's grasp, they would always be able to identify what she is because of the mark on her back.
Woo, I agree with you. Though there is so many questions running through my head now that I've seen her tattoo... So many reasons why that could be there.... hey can anyone get a close up screen shot of it for me?
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:30 am
by raigne
It's not a tattoo. It's a scar. They would have had to brand her with something if that were the case. I remember early on it was discussed as a birthmark. So was she born with it or branded?
I don't particularly like the idea of an orderite branding an infant, no matter how evil they may (or may not) be.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:24 am
by Woo
raigne wrote:It's not a tattoo. It's a scar. They would have had to brand her with something if that were the case. I remember early on it was discussed as a birthmark. So was she born with it or branded?
I don't particularly like the idea of an orderite branding an infant, no matter how evil they may (or may not) be.
My bad!
Although, scarring can be done using the same method as tattooing, just without using any ink, and by the tattooist being "heavy handed". Or it could be the result of cutting, or, like you said, branding (whether heat, chemical, laser or cold).
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:33 am
by Killthesmiley
yea everyone knew already that the bathing suit was low cut for a reason (to show off the scar). Nothing was really "slipped" or "hinted" at.
We've discussed the significance of the scar/birthmark for a while.
I think the only difference is that Bree calls it a birthmark jess calls it a scar. So what might be slipped is what it actually is and the possibilities behind it.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:54 am
by giddeanx
Maybe this is our homing chip. Bree's got LoJack.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:58 am
by Ziola
giddeanx wrote:Maybe this is our homing chip. Bree's got LoJack.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:36 am
by longlostposter
Hahaha.
I accidentally clicked on the tags thread, and it was so funny what I found.
Way back when, Tachyon was discarded as an "irrelevant" tag.
LMAO
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:55 pm
by Sami
I can't seem to fint the post, but Bree answerd a question about the scar in the In-Charater discussion back then
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:01 pm
by Ravensnow27
Its a brand, hmmmm....that one slipped by me.
I agree Giddeanx. some sort of tracking device could've been placed in there.
Betcha there were hundreds of babies marked like that...you know all the ones that showed "potential" at birth. Maybe the watcher symbol goes two ways, the watcher and the watched
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:04 pm
by Killthesmiley
Sami wrote:I can't seem to fint the post, but Bree answerd a question about the scar in the In-Charater discussion back then
yea I remember it too...
she said it was a birthmark
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:06 pm
by Ravensnow27
Oh my, just thought of something, does Jonas have one too!?
I volunteer to look for it!
But seriously if no one has then we should.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:21 pm
by heyiknowsyou
Ravensnow27 wrote:Oh my, just thought of something, does Jonas have one too!?
I volunteer to look for it!
But seriously if no one has then we should.
anything to get Jonas to take off his shirt.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:25 pm
by Ravensnow27
heyiknowsyou wrote:Ravensnow27 wrote:Oh my, just thought of something, does Jonas have one too!?
I volunteer to look for it!
But seriously if no one has then we should.
anything to get Jonas to take off his shirt.
yes, ANYTHING
but really, I wonder if he does have one?
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:36 pm
by Unadrieniel
Ravensnow27 wrote:heyiknowsyou wrote:Ravensnow27 wrote:Oh my, just thought of something, does Jonas have one too!?
I volunteer to look for it!
But seriously if no one has then we should.
anything to get Jonas to take off his shirt.
yes, ANYTHING
but really, I wonder if he does have one?
ur pic... disturbing yet i cant look away *urge to save it*
hmmm interesting to look back on this now...
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:37 pm
by trainer101
http://lonelygirl15.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=76295
lonelygirl15 wrote:Umm, I've never tanned before. It's not good for you - skin cancer and all. Anyway, I do have this weird birth mark on my back. Ugghh ... so you were able to see it in the Swimming video? It's so ugly ... I usually keep it covered.
lonelygirl15 wrote:Hmm. I've just always had this mark on my back. I remember my mom teasing me about it when I was little ... I've never really "seen it" because it's on my back, but I am insecure about it ... who likes big ugly birth marks? Anyway, how could a "watcher" mark be on my back? That's just crazy ... I'm sure you're just seeing things. It's just a weird birth mark, that's all.
At least we now know we didn't overanalyze this one. The Creators intended for us to see it the whole time.
(Walter did it
)