god (and not a little girl with a second chance or some of the other things i've read) because he said "this is my house" right before he shot and I was like ooo yeah cos of Rule #2? then the whole light thing and trying to get them to do right.. I thought it was simple as that.
shareActually, there is no real answer to this.
It all depends on the readers (or this case, the viewers) perspective. Some see here as goodness and hope in a dark place, others see her as God or Jesus, and others see her as a Christ-figure.
While its up to you to determine what she means to you, there is really no wrong answer among those I listed.
"Light came into the darkness, but the darkness did not understand it" John 1:5
I think it's just too cut and dried to say she's God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit.
Couldn't it be a girl from the orphanage in Ted Dekker's Showdown?
You could make many guesses about who the little girl was supposed to be. Personally, I prefer to look at her as the 'good' in a classic 'good vs. evil' story.
sharePretty perfect answer domon7411!
shareA very pragmatic response demon7411.
There is usually a certain degree of subjectively when it comes to stories whether it be novel, stage or film.
Traditionally, children embody innocence, simplicity, inexperience, heritage, hope and the future.
In the context of "House" young Susan could easily fit into these categories along with the deeper spiritual themes as well.
A concept not yet brought up is the idea of children being before the "age of accountability". In essence, a young child like Susan (although not perfect) is still so young and lacking in life experience that she is considered completely innocent in the spiritual sense.
Unlike adults who tend to over-complicate spiritual matters, a child tends to see the spiritual realm with much more simplicity. Hence, a child may have more spiritual "light" than an adult, because of their natural curiosity and sense of childlike wonder coupled with being more insulated from some life's corrupting influences.
In contrast to the adults, Susan sees the house and Tin Man for what they truly are underneath and risks herself to help the others escape. Her "weapons" were not fists, guns or knives, but simple profound truth. This is why Tin Man recognizes the dainty and innocuous looking Susan as a threat.
Basically, simple child-like faith is the key in having one's spiritual eyes opened and escaping the nefarious influences of the House. This idea fits well within the Christian themes mentioned before:
“Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."
"Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me."
-Matthew 18:3 & 5.
The character of Susan and her role in the story, bears much resemblance to that of Katie Harwood in Ghost Ship (2002), especially before the story morphed from thriller/mystery to more mindless blood and gore horror.
That's just one of the many things that baffled me. Who the effing hell was the girl? When light was randomly coming out of her at the end I was pretty much lost.
shareJeus IS the way, the truth and THE LIGHT. Those who chose Satan, (the cop) belong to him. Those who choose the LIGHT, (Jesus Christ) go one to live forever. Everyone lives, but not everyone lives for eternity.
shareAt the end of the book, the conversation between the main characters goes something like this:
"What was that girl? An angel?"
"Yeah. Convenient, huh?"
"Yup. She delivered some pretty handy exposition that we couldn't have possibly survived without. I guess God plays favorites and sends people to Hell when there's nobody there to tell them exactly what they need to do."
"Let's go off and love each other forever because now we know that bad stuff only happens to make us bitter and lose the love in our hearts so that God has an excuse to damn us for all eternity."
"Okay." *they skip away*
So to answer your question, she was a vaguely defined plot device.
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"It was night. I could tell because it was getting dark."
To Pythe,
Page number or it didn't happen.
"Light came into the darkness, but the darkness did not understand it" John 1:5