Exploration of the possible, and not just what is now
Handy solution to messy plot difficulties
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Bodies of water continued
Example:
Heraclitus - suggests that rivers carry bits and pieces down its path but they are never where they once were. When Heraclitus is rescued he notices that everything has shifted and changed.
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Death
In baptism we see death and rebirth through water
Some people commit suicide due to tragic events that have occured in their life
Soldiers with PTSD
LIttle boy that drowns himself
Greys Anatomy
Meredith Grey walks into the water and drowns herself in the lake in the episode with the shipwreck, Derick saves her
Attempts to drown herself in her bathtub, but Derick pulls her out again.
In this situation Derick is Meredith’s literal saving grace, he is her happy place
Near death situations can also save lives
People don’t think death is the end; they simply believe that death is the beginning of a new life
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Being Reborn
Washing away of old identities
Being cleansed of past burdens
Examples:
When a character enters a body of water and is fully submerged and becomes changed.
When a young man comes back from a sailing trip after losing his brother, he comes back a new person.
In religious history, the entire Earth flooding is a metaphor for the Earth being baptized.