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One might think she means back to the town she came from. She had no way of knowing it might be worse for wear, but you'd think she would be determined to take a copy of the book whose words so moved her when she heard them after learning how to read, obviously. On the other hand, as Solara is traveling up the road away from the sanctuary, she disappears in a 'shimmer of heat wave'. She just vanishes. Was Solara actually some sort of 'guiding spirit' for what would be a difficult part of Eli's journey?
Was 'home' actually heaven? Note that her actions along the way did soften the stance of Eli, and at one point he even risked all so that she might be spared harm.
It could almost be said that her presence helped bring him to the realization that he need not be so tied to a physical object.
Her mission at the conclusion of the movie is simple: to return to the town she came from and take care of her blind mother, who as far as Solara knows is still in the clutches of Carnegie and his men. She only left town with Eli because her mother thought she would be safer with him than in town. Eli's mission became Solara's mission because of Eli's sacrifice for her giving away the location of the book to avoid Solara being killed. But with Eli dead and his mission completed, there's no reason for Solara not to return home and resume her life.
As for the final scene in which Solara fades as she walks away from the camera, I believe that scene was a visual metaphor not meant to be taken literally. It's an effect that's been used in other films. For example, Doughboy faded out while walking away from the camera at the end of Boyz N The Hood, but it didn't mean he was a supernatural being. Also, if we were meant to interpret Solara as having been sent by God to aid Eli, I don't think she would have returned to heaven carrying a machete and an iPod.
It's the wrong sort of symbolism for such a creature. Eli traveled miles and miles memorizing the bible on his iPod and reading from his own Braille bible hoping to get to San Francisco where he would pass on the Braille bible to a group of survivors from the apocalypse. Eli was an apostle spreading knowledge of the Lord; he was "led by faith" as quoted.
Here is where my theory comes in: after he recited the bible to a man who wrote it down and printed it into a book, he gave Solara the iPod to memorize the bible so she could mimic what he did since he was going to die. So she geared up with knives and guns like Eli did listened to the iPod like Eli did and went on her way to spread the knowledge of the Lord like Eli did.
I'm not very religious but this may also be a theory: God planned for him to make it to San Francisco and die, then Solara would take over. I really think this is what happened, but I just want to know if this is what the writers wanted us to think.
The plot of The Book of Eli is now a familiar script on the screen--the end of the world and its few survivors. In this unintended sequel to The Road , which is also currently playing in theaters, Eli Denzel Washington , may or may not be a messiah. Eli carries a very special object that needs to be safeguarded for the salvation of those who survived the existing Holocaust that has devastated the world. During his quest, he has traveled West on foot for many years. Eli is impervious to all of the physical dangers he encounters, including the mayhem pervading the new world with its marauders looking to kill and engage in cannibalism.
While he never raises his voice, he deftly dispatches all who seek to bring him down along the way.
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