Analysis of the Background of "In the High Grass"

Carmine 2022-12-18 01:09:28

In ancient times, a black boulder fell from the sky. This black stone fell impartially in the center of the continent. The stone has power that does not belong to this planet. When it falls there, the time and space there overlaps. It has no consciousness. , And has been asleep. Thousands of years have passed, and weird roots and shoots have gradually grown under the stone. The surrounding plants have also grown tall and dense under the influence of the stone. From a distance, it is an endless sea of ​​grass. Until one day, a barbarian who was migrating on the mainland broke into the green sea of ​​grass. The moment they stepped into the sea, the earth turned and the stars moved, and time and space overlapped each other. The barbarians walked into the sea of ​​grass when the sun was shining, the moon When they rose, they were completely lost in the sea of ​​grass. They kept walking in the direction of the sun, but now the sun was behind them until they found the black boulder. When their chief touched the boulder, the boulder trembled. Now, the chief saw an incredible scene, a future drenched in blood, green branches and leaves penetrated into the chief’s heart. The chief believed that this was the territory his tribe had been searching for. The barbarians carved records on the stone, the clan There has always been a ritual to sacrifice a pregnant woman. The barbarians believe that giving a newborn child at the right time can be blessed by the three gods. The huge stone senses the clan’s desire Now, the blood left by the pregnant woman can make the whole sea of ​​grass boil. When the time comes, the sea of ​​grass is like a pulsating heart on the earth. The barbarians believe this is a miracle, and the barbarians have never been able to get out of it. A piece of Caohai, they became a part of Caohai, incarnate into the bondage between grassroots and branches. Times have risen and fallen, lost and overlapped in time and space, and humans are constantly strayed into tall grass. For human beings, life is like a stream flowing to death. It is a unique line of fate. In fact, in addition to the superficial phenomenon of the world, there are countless streams of life flowing in countless different spaces. They should never be intersected, but the huge rocks distort the space layer, when a person or a group of people is destined to stray into the tall grass. At time, they will meet themselves in another dimension. At this time, there will be overlapping destinies. Under the strong psychological temptation of the giant stone, self-killing and even companion killing will appear. The giant stone has the psychology of realizing human desires. Ability, but the person who realizes the wish can never leave the sea of ​​grass. What's interesting is that the corpse does not move in the sea of ​​grass. The body that has lost its life has actually become a dust falling in the space, but there are always exceptions to the story. In the unrecorded age, the missionary who strayed into the grass touched the boulder with strong willpower, and then sent his followers out of the sea of ​​grass. The missionary eventually fell into the depths of the sea of ​​grass and became The corpse and wild ghost under the boulder, the rescued believer built a church in Caohai Wai. He named the church "Black Rock Redeemer", on the one hand to commemorate the missionaries who sacrificed their lives to save themselves, on the other hand, to alert future generations. In this lost space, in addition to the tall grass covering the sky and the wet land, there are also other buildings such as bars. Although few lucky people can find them, these buildings do exist. Some scholars believe that the black boulder lost control of the surrounding land due to cosmic radiation and other reasons at a certain time, but it did not take long for the black boulder to control it again. Now the enchanting wind is still in the tall grass. Whistling between, the wailing of the dead awaits the stepping of the living forever.

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In the Tall Grass quotes

  • Travis McKean: I'm not leaving.

    [Travis hands over Becky's necklace to Tobin]

    Travis McKean: But you... You don't belong here, and neither does Becky. Don't let them in. Don't let them in, Tobin.

  • Becky DeMuth: [to her alternate self over the phone] Listen to me. Don't let Cal hurt Travis. Don't leave him. Just stay with him, or else we're gonna keep making the same mistakes forever.