After discussing in class, we can see the labyrinth under the library to be Boku's mind. The psyche is always a dark and cold place. The fact that he was going through a labyrinth made sense for it to represent his mind because the mind consists of many complex things such as memories and thoughts.
During class, we mentioned how the old man could have represented the abusive dad that he might have had when he was younger. Is there a chance the voiceless girl might have been his mother? Boku did not have any sexual intentions when the girl came (based on assumption) but he felt a sense of ease when he talks to the girl. If the girl represented as his mother, maybe the reason why she was voiceless was that she might not have been able to speak up and save Boku when he was a child from his father? The voiceless girl wanted to save him from the old man and wanted to keep him from danger just like his mother in real life. Also, I felt like there was a link between the voiceless girl and the mother because of how they left the world and how close the timing was from when Boku was at the library until his mother's death.
I think the sheepman could have represented as younger Boku in his own mind because he was afraid to disobey the old man and will do everything he can to not displease the man. In the scene when the voiceless girl came in, the sheep man did not know who she was but it was mentioned how Boku had to connect the two together and align the worlds in order for them to meet.
I am probably going on a tangent but I think it feels like a memory that Boku has that he needed to face in some way to save himself. The idea of an abusive father is a possibility and I was just also trying to find a way to make sense of the sheepman and the voiceless girl that fits with this scenario.
Caroline
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