When Hurley's father left him, he gave Hurley a candy bar (which may have been the root cause for his later weight problems tied to daddy issues.)
On the airplane, Rose kept an Apollo bar for Bernard because he had a sweet tooth.
Juliet's former doctor-husband was killed by a bus which had an Apollo advertisement on it.
Ben was given an Apollo candy bar by Annie when he first arrived on the Island.
Jack is in the hospital vending lobby trying to get an Apollo bar when he is interrupted by the ghost of his father, Christian.
The Dharma food pantry on the island was filled with Apollo bars.
The story of "Apollo" is one from Greek stories. One of the 12 Olympians of Greek Myth, Apollo is the god of light, youth, beauty, and prophesy. One of Apollo's great deeds was the killing of the serpent Python, the feared beast residing in the hills near Delphi. Apollo came down from Mount Olympus and with his silver bow and golden arrows, he slayed the beast in one shot to save the people of the land. To remember his glorious deed, Apollo created the Pythian Games, held every four years which is now the summer Olympics.
Apollo is also well known for his big mistake in mocking a fellow god. One day he made fun of Eros,
saying he had no archery skill and was too small to have much significance. Eros then shot an arrow
at Apollo, making him infatuated with the sea nymph Daphne. He then shot another arrow at Daphne
which made her unable to love anyone. Apollo continuously pursued Daphne until she finally called
for help from a river god and she was changed into a laurel tree before Apollo could get to her. This
is
why the laurel is his sacred tree.
There are very few fan theories tied to Apollo. One is that the LOST saga is a mere vague re-telling of the Apollo myth. The 815 survivors are new Olympians whose survival is dependent upon them defeating the challenges of the island, including the slaying of the smoke monster just as Apollo did with the python. The missions the main character went on were tests of intellect and physical strength, but not many ever resulted in a reward or rescue. The final event did not result in Jack being rescued, but in his death, which does not seem to be a sporting outcome.
The main characters did often mock each other skills or plans. They did sabotage each other in both direct and indirect ways. The man and woman relationships were quite see-saw in their love to hate dynamics. Jack and Kate had a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. But it does not seem that an outside force was manipulating the characters' feelings toward each other.
Another theory would postulate that the Apollo references were merely a clue to the setting of the show. In American history, Apollo is reference to the 1960s space program which landed astronauts on the Moon. The Apollo program is linked to technology, space travel, adventure and danger.
From a background perspective, the island's main stations were based upon 1960s Dharma and Hanso ideas. The focus on the exploration of science on the island is similar to the Apollo program's focus on exploration of space. Both had goals of finding new information about the world around us.
It is not disputed that the Island is a unique place. It was found to be moving away from the freighter. It could disappear. It had strange electromagnetic properties. The Island could be many things: a space ship, a portal to new dimensions, a parallel world out of synch with Earth, a wormhole to a second Earth. It is clear that the Island has spacial properties that defied our understanding of physics. However, in a different world or different universe, those spacial properties could make sense.
What else could the Apollo candy bar symbolize? With any candy, it is a guilty pleasure. It is also an ironic when we learn that Bernard, the dentist, has a sweet tooth. The consumption of the bars could represent the repression of guilt the characters had for their past actions. Hurley blamed himself for his father leaving the home. The candy bars continued to repress his feelings of guilt. Jack's taste for the bar could represent his guilt for turning his father for gross medical negligence which sealed the divide in their relationship. The candy bar was one of the advertisements on the soccer field when Desmond was watching the soccer game in the bar. At that time, Desmond was having flashes which could be tied to the guilt of his past mistakes, especially with his relationships with his former girl friends (the lack of commitment).
As we had discussed previously, many of the characters had repressed feelings of guilt over their past actions. Some were more consumed with their past faults than others. For example, Hurley blamed himself (his weight) for the porch collapse that killed two people even though he was told it was not his fault. He sheltered himself in the institution to avoid having the tragedy repeat itself. He kept that burden on him until he got to the Island.
However, one cannot say that the Island events released anyone's past guilt or forgave their past transgressions. There was little judgment or resolution on the Island for their past bad deeds.
It may have just been a convenient prop. But one could hope that it had bigger meaning like the Apollo program itself, where men risked their own lives for a noble cause to increase the knowledge of mankind.
There are very few fan theories tied to Apollo. One is that the LOST saga is a mere vague re-telling of the Apollo myth. The 815 survivors are new Olympians whose survival is dependent upon them defeating the challenges of the island, including the slaying of the smoke monster just as Apollo did with the python. The missions the main character went on were tests of intellect and physical strength, but not many ever resulted in a reward or rescue. The final event did not result in Jack being rescued, but in his death, which does not seem to be a sporting outcome.
The main characters did often mock each other skills or plans. They did sabotage each other in both direct and indirect ways. The man and woman relationships were quite see-saw in their love to hate dynamics. Jack and Kate had a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. But it does not seem that an outside force was manipulating the characters' feelings toward each other.
Another theory would postulate that the Apollo references were merely a clue to the setting of the show. In American history, Apollo is reference to the 1960s space program which landed astronauts on the Moon. The Apollo program is linked to technology, space travel, adventure and danger.
From a background perspective, the island's main stations were based upon 1960s Dharma and Hanso ideas. The focus on the exploration of science on the island is similar to the Apollo program's focus on exploration of space. Both had goals of finding new information about the world around us.
It is not disputed that the Island is a unique place. It was found to be moving away from the freighter. It could disappear. It had strange electromagnetic properties. The Island could be many things: a space ship, a portal to new dimensions, a parallel world out of synch with Earth, a wormhole to a second Earth. It is clear that the Island has spacial properties that defied our understanding of physics. However, in a different world or different universe, those spacial properties could make sense.
What else could the Apollo candy bar symbolize? With any candy, it is a guilty pleasure. It is also an ironic when we learn that Bernard, the dentist, has a sweet tooth. The consumption of the bars could represent the repression of guilt the characters had for their past actions. Hurley blamed himself for his father leaving the home. The candy bars continued to repress his feelings of guilt. Jack's taste for the bar could represent his guilt for turning his father for gross medical negligence which sealed the divide in their relationship. The candy bar was one of the advertisements on the soccer field when Desmond was watching the soccer game in the bar. At that time, Desmond was having flashes which could be tied to the guilt of his past mistakes, especially with his relationships with his former girl friends (the lack of commitment).
As we had discussed previously, many of the characters had repressed feelings of guilt over their past actions. Some were more consumed with their past faults than others. For example, Hurley blamed himself (his weight) for the porch collapse that killed two people even though he was told it was not his fault. He sheltered himself in the institution to avoid having the tragedy repeat itself. He kept that burden on him until he got to the Island.
However, one cannot say that the Island events released anyone's past guilt or forgave their past transgressions. There was little judgment or resolution on the Island for their past bad deeds.
It may have just been a convenient prop. But one could hope that it had bigger meaning like the Apollo program itself, where men risked their own lives for a noble cause to increase the knowledge of mankind.
