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- Sawyer is a reflection of Ayn Rands character Howard Roark, who is a soul par excellence, joy of living personified, living only for himself, and that Kate Austen is a reflection of Dominique Wynand, his perfect priestess, living only for him. Furthermore, perhaps Charlie Pace represents Peater Keating, the opposite of Howard Roark, with vanity and greed, will find success at the expense of others, a selfless man with no ethics or that Jack Shephard reflects Gail Wynand, who achieves more than anyone, knows how to manipulate the world for his success, but never quite says or does what he wants.
- If the name on the newspaper clipping is Jeremy Bentham (or [something] Bentham), it could be a cover name for Michael. Jeremy Bentham proposed the idea of a hedonistic calculus which would determine the rightness or wrongness of an act based on the pleasure recieved. Michael proved he would do anything, even kill people and betray others, for the good of getting his son back. This is a severe form of utilitarianism.
(edit: The name on the newspaper clipping was in fact John Lantham, but the writers said this would be changed)
- There was a German philosopher named Walter Benjamin (1892–1940). Benjamin Linus could be a name reference to him.
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