PSA: I am not by any means caught up on Lucifer, but I am going to try my hardest to explain the motif of his wings with what I have. No spoilers, please! If you do not want to have a bunch of the plot spoiled for you, I’d click away now.
Lucifer is a TV show first airing on FOX Network in 2016. Its plot revolves around Lucifer Morningstar, a nightclub owner in Los Angeles claiming to be the Devil himself. He lives among humans in an act of rebellion against his father, God. In an attempt to make his living situation permanent, Lucifer makes one of his demons, Mazikeen, cut off his angel wings. To make a long story short, they continue to grow back despite Lucifer’s efforts to destroy them.
Lucifer sees his wings as a “ball and chain,” permanently attaching him to God and what he is supposed to be doing. Rather than liberate Lucifer, the wings make him feel trapped and infuriated.
In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Foster emphasizes that flight almost always signifies freedom (or the subconscious wish to be free). However, I believe that the writers of Lucifer intend for his wings to mean the exact opposite. Lucifer’s recurring wings are used to juxtapose his literal freedom from his cornered subconscious. Although Lucifer seems to pride himself in his new sense of self-liberation, but he still unconsciously submits to the will of his Father.
On the other hand, his brother, Amenadiel has been sent to take Lucifer back to Hell. He struggles with his own motivation to obey his Father, eventually losing all of his angelic powers and wings. This devastating loss results in his decision to reside on Earth with his younger brother. In Amenadiel’s case, his wings do symbolize his freedom in his relationship with God. His flightless life is a form of restriction and reprimand by his commander.
Overall, while the characters starkly juxtapose one another in terms of psychological freedom, both divine brothers have a difficult time navigating through the appearance of their wings, and their deep-seeded issues with their father.
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This was a quality post Rayna! I like how you were able to find something other than a Christ figure like the rest of us. It sounds like a highly intriguing TV show with perhaps some Mormon undertones. I felt like I finally understood the element I was assigned in class after reading it. Thank you
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I’d like to watch this show, so I am not reading the rest so that it isn’t spoiled and trusting that based off of your other posts, you deserve 10/10!
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