Depression and Abuse 压抑与欺侮
Isaac in many scenes often has a cheerful expression and often behaves in whacky or comedic ways. But we are shown constantly through the game Isaac curled up into a ball remembering traumatic moments from his life. Even one of his main weapons in the game is tears of sadness.
许多场景里的以撒经常带着笑脸,举止怪诞而搞笑。不过我们在游戏一直看到以撒缩成一团,回忆他人生中的一些悲剧时刻的样子。就连他的主要武器之一也是伤心的泪水。
The image below shows isaac being rejected by a girl he likes:
下面的图片是以撒被他喜欢的姑娘拒绝
The next image shows Isaac being Isaac excidedly opening a present only to find poop inside. Which might explain why in his imaginary world, Isaac uses his tears to destroy every poop he finds:
下一张是以撒兴奋地打开礼物盒却发现里面是一坨大便。这大概解释了为什么在他的假想世界里,以撒用眼泪来摧毁任何一坨他能找到的便便。
Lastly, the following image shows isaac being given a wig with girls hair by his mom, another reason why Isaac might dislike his mother and possibly hints that mom wanted isaac to be a girl when she gave birth to him, not a boy. This might explain why isaac is mistreated:
最后一张是以撒的妈妈送了他一顶女式假发,又一个以撒可能讨厌他妈妈的理由。这也很可能暗示他妈妈想生的是个女儿,而不是以撒,一个男孩儿。这也是以撒被虐待的可能原因。
Not just the examples shown above, but many of the items in the game hint at traumatic moments in his life. The Belt, Cat-O-Nine-Tails and Tough Love are just a few examples which hint at Isaac being beaten up and abused by his mother. It is even explained at the beginning that his toys such as his gamekid, were taken away from him by his mother. Each of the items in the game is significant to isaac in some way, and give the player some backstory to what is going on outside of his imaginary world.
除了以上的例子里,游戏的许多道具也暗示着以撒人生中的悲剧时刻。腰带、九尾鞭、严厉的爱只是以撒被他妈妈家暴的诸多暗示之一。这甚至解释了,为什么在游戏开始他的游戏掌机等玩具全被他妈妈没收了。每一件道具都对以撒有着某种意义,也让玩家了解,假想世界之外的,以撒真实的生活状态究竟是怎样的。
Isaac is constantly bullied and abused by both his classmates at school, his mother and has had nothing but misfortune in his life. The only escape he truly had in his life was his toys and games. But his mother takes them away from him, and what he is left with is his imagination and the game we are playing is the game he is imagining within his mind. It is his only way of escaping the abuse from his life. This leads us to the next section, The Chest.
以撒不间断地被他的妈妈和学校的同学欺侮,他除了不幸,一无所有。他生活中真正的慰藉只有玩具和电子游戏。但是他的妈妈把这些也夺走了,他所剩的只有他的想象。我们所玩的游戏正是他脑中的假想世界。这是唯一的从他的惨淡人生中解脱的办法。这就引领我们进入下一章,金箱子。