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This quote defines the movie. The non-linear, timeless, plot structure lets the film begin and end with scenes where the quote is recited, and in the center of the film's events Quentin Tarantino, the director, gives us the quote once more. If the movie is reconstructed along a conventional timeline, the scenes involving the Bible passage would occur before the film's midway point. The fact that the film's structure is dependent upon the quote to act as a kind of spine forces the significance of this quote to be recognized. Re-read the diner scene which concludes the film: Samuel Jackson's character explains to the Tim Roth character what he thinks the Bible passage means. Pumpkin, played by Roth, had been holding up the diner until Jules took his gun away from him. Jules has the gun pointed at Pumpkin as he explains what he thinks the passage means. He offers three interpretations: 1--Pumpkin is the evil man, Jules is the righteous man, and "Mr. nine-millimeter here is the shepherd protecting [Jules'] ass in the valley of darkness." 2--Pumpkin is the righteous man, Jules is the shepherd, and the world is the one which is selfish and evil. 3--Pumpkin as the weak and Jules as the tyranny of evil men. The third interpretation is the one which Jules takes as true, but it is clear that all three interpretations are valid. Jules claims that he is trying to be the shepherd, but there is only one certainty that can be taken out of this initial scene -- modern society is signified as the "valley of darkness." Within this darkness one chooses to exist as the righteous man, `the selfish man, the evil man, or the shepherd. מקור:
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