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First reference: Genesis
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The heart is a pear shaped, muscular organ, responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions.
The heart has also been long used as a symbol to refer to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and in the past also intellectual core of a human being.
About
Mohinder says that it is the nature of the human heart to look into life's mysteries and questions. He also says that the human heart can only find meaning in the smallest of moments.
After Peter wakes up in a hospital bed, Angela tells him that his father didn't die of a heart attack, he died because he committed suicide.
Niki finds a heart-shaped note on the back of the registration of a Cadillac convertible, telling her to check the trunk and follow a map.
While Peter and Mohinder are on a New York City subway, there is a poster behind them that reads, "Don't give your heart to just anyone."
Hank tells Claire that all she has to worry about from his side of the family is a history of cancer and heart disease.
In Mohinder's dream, he remembers his father paraphrasing Darwin--a scientific man ought to have a heart of stone.
Eden's stepmother's heart stops beating after Eden angrily commands her to die.
Chandra Suresh tells Gabriel Gray that the brain controls every heartbeat.
Nathan informs Peter that their father died of a heart attack.
Hana request to join the para-troopers is denied by an IDF enlisting officer because the Israeli army has concerns about her heart. Hana assures him that her heart is fine. The officer tells her that she cannot be trusted in the trenches because the enemies can hear her heart beating and that it yearns for vengeance.
Later, she says that the rules of engagement state to shoot on sight, but the rules didn't account for her heart.
As Peter lies in a New York City hospital bed, Nathan tells Simone that the doctors don't know how much more his heart can take. Angela worries that Peter will die of a heart attack.
Hiro tells his abductor that his heart is true.
Dale explains that her enhanced hearing allows her to detect even the tiniest changes in a heartbeat. She turns to Sylar and points out that his heart is beating pretty quickly and asks if he's nervous. That night when Sylar silently enters Dale's shop, Sylar tells her that the sound in his heart is murder.
Other References
Some of NBC.com's descriptions of the graphic novels include references to the heart. For instance
- "A terrible inferno can melt the coldest of hearts." (Trial By Fire)
- "Two souls on fire face down the heart of an unfathomable path." (Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1)
- "While the brain wants answers, the heart seeks revenge." (Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 2)
- "Anyone can have a change of heart." (Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 5)
Gallery
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Niki finds a heart-shaped note on the back of the registration of the Cadillac convertible.
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The subway contains a poster with the words "Don't give your heart to just anyone."
(Collision)
