![]() Joel assures Ellie that he’s not lying, and Ellie agrees to drop the subject. It’s filled with coincidences and resolutions that rarely happen in real life. Ellie is a smart kid and realizes Joel’s story doesn’t make much sense. So, before she can give them a chance to build a life in Jackson, she asks Joel to promise her everything he says is true. Joel only wants to keep Ellie around, no matter the cost.Įllie’s survival guilt gets a tighter grip on the girl’s heart after she learns Marlene and the Fireflies died in the hospital. Joel is not concerned with Ellie’s autonomy, everyone else’s lives, or humanity’s continuity. Finally, Joel’s lies force a decision upon Ellie, who cannot choose for herself if she would be willing to sacrifice herself to save the world. He also ensures the girl will not rebel against him, as Ellie would most likely disapprove of Joel’s behavior. Ellie’s death holds the key to saving humankind.īy lying to Ellie, Joel imagines he’ll protect her from the harsh truth that keeping her alive condemned hundreds of people to death, directly and indirectly. That way, every person on Earth could also become immune, and society could be rebuilt. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, its winter in the Northern Hemisphere. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, its summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Suns most direct rays. Marlene’s ( Merle Dandridge) plan is to cut Ellie open, extract the benign strain of Cordyceps from her brain, grow it, and spread it through every living human. The Short Answer: Earths tilted axis causes the seasons. Ellie doesn’t get infected because the Cordyceps think she’s already infected, which explains why she’s immune, even though she tests positive. The side effect of Ellie being infected at birth is that the deadly Cordyceps strain identifies the girl’s body as being contaminated, so it doesn’t try to take over control. As a result, Ellie developed a unique kind of fungal infection that didn’t take control of her nervous system. In the Northern Hemisphere, for example, spring runs from March 1 to May 31 summer runs from June 1 to August 31 fall (autumn) runs from September 1 to November 30 and. That’s why something snaps inside of Joel once he discovers the Fireflies will sacrifice the girl in exchange for a cure for the Cordyceps infection.Įllie’s mother ( Ashley Johnson) gave birth to her child moments after being bitten by an Infected. According to the meteorological definition, the seasons begin on the first day of the months that include the equinoxes and solstices. And while his mission to take Ellie across the country begins as a job like any other, the love they share now has finally allowed old wounds to heal. For 20 years, Joel has been carrying the pain of losing Sarah, an emotional distress that pushed him to become ever more violent. Joel’s confession gives us new insight into the broken man’s soul.
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