[spoilers] Lucas. Just Lucas.

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(19-11-2010 02:51 PM)KitKat385 Wrote:  Speaking of Lucas's flat - all they found was that book by William Blake. Wasn't that the author Lucas liked back in S7? The one the tattoo on his chest is related to?

Yep, that's correct. I'm afraid I can't remember what the book was, but it was mentioned that Lucas felt an affinity with Blake in regards to his perspective on things?

Quote:The earlier work is primarily rebellious in character, and can be seen as a protestation against dogmatic religion. This is especially notable in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell in which Satan is virtually the hero rebelling against an imposter authoritarian deity. In the later works such as Milton and Jerusalem, Blake carves a distinctive vision of a humanity redeemed by self-sacrifice and forgiveness, while retaining his earlier negative attitude towards what he felt was the rigid and morbid authoritarianism of traditional religion. Not all readers of Blake agree upon how much continuity exists between Blake's earlier and later works.

^from Wikipedia

So I assume the Blake book was a hint at Lucas' attempt to "redeem" himself through "self-sacrifice" and earn "forgiveness" for his actions in the past. If you look at it in those terms, it does make some sense that Blake would be his favourite poet/author. It also relates to the fact Lucas mentioned his father was a minister - hinting that he distanced himself from his parents religious beliefs?