Infinite Limits

Light Design

          When comparing Macnab’s principles to the idea of light in Dolly City, the principle of the number five came to mind. The idea of The Pentad of Nature seemed vey fitting for the idea of lightness. Macnab discuses how plants, animals, and the human forms display pentad geometry in their structure. It is also evident in the proportional aspects of whirling spirals such as atomic oscillation and water sprouts. This is intimately connected to the mystery of the infinite through the supreme ability of life to regenerate itself. The idea of life regenerating itself relates to the mindset of the main character Dolly. She thinks that the human life and form, as well as animals, is insignificant and that killing or harming them will only help.

          The principle through the number five also portrays the pentad structure, which is relatable to how Dolly lives her life inside of her home. She puts herself in a position where she feels stuck inside of her four walls and roof. Dolly believes that if she were to leave her home she would be contaminated with cancer from the rest of the world. Her home became a safety that she did not want to leave, believing it was the only non-contaminated place in the city. Dolly portrays the idea that the four walls and roof were the five things that were keeping her healthy.