08-11-2013, 05:39 PM
The idea here is to believe "as if" there was Atlantis found. The "lost city" being found is allegory for the "hero" finding a source of light within their unconscious.
With that in mind, no one really cares if there is an actual city. The metaphor is an infinitely more suggestive, provocative, and compelling draw for the imagination to play with than any historical reality.
With that in mind, no one really cares if there is an actual city. The metaphor is an infinitely more suggestive, provocative, and compelling draw for the imagination to play with than any historical reality.