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...even suggested that each character in the story represents a different aspect of Drew’s psyche. We: A disciple of Harvard. Drew transfers the Herculean tasks of sacrifice and reinvention onto this mythic figure. We devotes himself to his master with fanatical zeal. ENDOWMENT: A powerful man paranoid about loosing influence. Fixated on his size and ability to outperform. Open to psychological readings. Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Financial Hardship as Environmental Calamity: Drew’s narrative appeals to the heart and senses as well as the mind. With an “economic landscape” experiencing...
...notion of the “author-in-crisis” is a thematic thread that Kaufman explored ad nauseum in his 2002 screenplay for “Adaptation.,” directed by Spike Jonze. For all its novelties, that film was a headache, a neurotic monologue whose paranoid refrains only compounded the pretensions of its obnoxiously self-conscious narrative loop. But to say that “Synecdoche, New York” revisits, or even improves, upon the more problematic aspects of that film is to overlook the sheer depth and ambition of the creative vision for which...
...Paranoid delusions, feelings of persecution and the belief that someone is out to get you appear to be unique to the 20th century. "The trend is primarily ascribed to urbanization, industrialization and technical developments with much new information and communication transfer, exerting considerable 'cultural pressure' on an individual," the researchers write. An increasing sense of individualism might add to the problem - the 1970s weren't called "The Me Decade" for nothing. The repression of political dissidents by Yugoslavia's communist regime probably didn't help either...
...heard again and again is how this election could be “stolen again.” “Ohio,” “Florida,” and “registration inconsistencies” keep being whispered. And to paranoid liberals—the kind who hit refresh on the DailyKos homepage every few minutes—even the recent good news for Obama can jinx the election...
...October approached with no absentee ballot, or a response of any kind, I became slightly paranoid, so I called the Manhattan Borough Board of Elections. The woman on the other end of the line - who was juggling multiple calls - informed me that while I was a registered voter, they had not yet received my absentee application - and that I should fax another one and mail it as well, just to make sure. I did as told, making it a nightly ritual for a week to call before bedtime to see if they had received my fax. I never got through...