What does the Zenith building stand for?

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The building stood for everything John desired. It was one of his biggest dreams to create something important. I believe his amnesia was a response and coping mechanism to everything that happened. Nothing good comes without a cost. The building was a true embodiment of this.
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I think for John, that building depicts his potential and drams. This building makes him feel like he is important.
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I think the Zenith Star was his big break. He saw this building as his masterpiece, something that would leave his mark on the world.
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I think the Zenith building was kind of a symbol from John to the world that he is a great architect and he should be treated like one. It was his pride.
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I believe the structure represents all John had ever worked for and aspired to accomplish - his hopes and aspirations as a whole.
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I think the building reminded him of his past vision and potential. Its destruction sought of reminded me of John's disconnection to his past self by the accident and amnesia. Reconstructing the building was his chance to regain a part of his past self.
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I think the building represents that big breakthrough for John in his career; it appears to be a structure of his dreams and visions.
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For John, the building signifies his chance to break into the big time or to realize his ambitions of becoming a more well-known and accomplished architect. He is determined to do more in his profession than he has so far. He is dissatisfied with his job and is attempting to force a circumstance in which he can prove himself and advance.
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The building to John, means strength ,determination and self courage to make real his dream despite all challenges. Every dream is indeed valid
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The zenith structure has long served as a symbol of hope. John saw the Zenith building as his chance to achieve his goals and live a better life.
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Zenith represented John’s abilities, what he could actually achieve, the potential his career could skyrocket to; just like the skyscraper. But came with a big price.
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I think it stands for his future and dreams. Perhaps it was the base for his motivation to keep going through his struggles and become the architect he was meant to be.
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Originally, Zenith means the highest point of something. And for John, I felt it stood for his potentials, his ambitions and what he set to achieve for himself.
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John, a struggling architect, is involved in a horrific car crash moments after discovering the opportunity of his lifetime. The result is a 3-year coma and severe amnesia on awakening. He wakes up to find himself lauded by critics for designing the building of his dreams. The problem is: he doesn't remember anything. I think the building being accredited to him represents the delirium we can experience when our dreams are shattered and our hopes dashed. We desperately cling to our hopes and we may even fabricate reality to avoid dealing with failure. But in the end, it's always a lie. John cannot see the building because he never actually achieved his goal; it is someone else's realization. The darkness that swirls around him represents the despair and darkness that engulf our souls when we lie and practice deceit. I think had John been forthcoming about his amnesia from the get-go and denied the acclaim erroneously awarded to him, he would have been able to bury his despair and move on to a new dream.
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I believe the building is a representation of John's potential and dreams. He feels he has a purpose and a dent to leave in the world and that's his way of showing it.
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