The Interpretations of Eternalism in Reality Club’s 2112

Rommel Utungga Pasopati; Dimas Rakhmat Sasmita; Liora Samantha Valent Santoso; Wiwin Anggraeni  Kurniawati; Rindrah Kartiningsih

doi:10.5281/zenodo.13134392

Rommel Utungga Pasopati Universitas Dr. Soetomo Surabaya
Dimas Rakhmat Sasmita Universitas Dr. Soetomo Surabaya
Liora Samantha Valent Santoso Universitas Dr. Soetomo Surabaya
Wiwin Anggraeni Kurniawati Universitas Dr. Soetomo Surabaya
Rindrah Kartiningsih Universitas Dr. Soetomo Surabaya

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13134392

Keywords: 2112, Eternalism, J. M. E. McTaggart, Reality Club

Abstract

This paper exposes the matter of eternalism in the song of 2112 by Reality Club. By accentuating the theory of eternalism by J. M. E. McTaggart, eternalism is underlined in how all existence in time is equally real. In analysis, the song of 2112 depicts a love story that goes on since the couples were teenagers. Things are getting more complicated since they could not be together but they still have feelings of comfort and togetherness as if they live in eternal times. The memories keep going on though the time moves forward. It proves that the block universe of past, present and future events are all on an equal footing. In conclusion, the song reflects the matter of eternalism in the points of memories, not as past understandings, but as an open future towards any determinism in showing that any event is always interpreted through any matter of time.

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