I heard the mermaids singing Wish Fullfillment
What are Qualities of Art as Food? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
Functionally Autonomous, Good in and of itself, Necessary for existence itself.
Cromwell argued in lecture and/or handout that after Polly saw Marie Joseph kiss Gabrielle, she engaged in a behavior which Cromwell interpreted as symbol of wish fulfillment. Precisely describe this behavior:
Polly Photographs A Couple Kissing And Begins To Assess Her Own Looks.
Cromwell argued in lecture and/or handout that after Polly got a job, she engaged in a behavior which Cromwell interpreted as symbol of wish fulfillment. Precisely describe this behavior:
She chooses to photograph objects larger than herself.
What does Polly mention, to Gabrielle, that she wants out of life? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
A Fork
What is a functional Character?
A character that is essential to the narrative, but is not developed or is underdeveloped.
What are the Elements of Wish fullfillment?
1) Dreams 2) DayDreams 3) Behaviors Analogous To The wish fullfillment 4) Production of something (A product such as art)
What are 4 elements of Polly's flying daydream? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
1) Flying Represents control. 2) Flying Represents a New perspective 3) Flying Represents Freedom 4) Flying Represents an Inflated Sense of Self
What does Gabrielle mention she wants out of life to Polly? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
1) Gabrielle wants the usual. 2) Universal respect 3) Eternal Youth 4) Passion that never fades 5) To never get neurotic about getting old 6) Make something breathtaking beautiful that lasts forever and all time.
Cromwells Comments on religious symbolige? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
1) Rosema's choice of making the painting pure light is brilliant since Jesus referred to himself as being the light of the world. That the painting is abstract prevents any literal interpretations. 2) The birth of Jesus resulted in what is referred to as an immaculate conception. The painting as Jesus is the conception of two lesbians, hence also immaculate conception.
Polly becomes active rather than reactive when (2)?
1) She steals the painting. 2) She sends her photographs to Gabrielle.
What are some Religious symbols Cromwell Pointed out? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
1) The Church Gallery 2) Gabrielle as the angel gabriel 3) Mary Joseph as Mother Mary and Father Joseph 4) The Sacrament of confession (Pollys admission in the videos) 5) Painting as embodiment of christ 6) The Garden of Eden
Susan Sontag "On Photography" Relevance to Polly (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
A way of certifying experience, taking photographs is also a way of refusing it--by limiting experience to a search for the photogenic, by converting experience into an image, a souvenir.* From: Susan Sontag's essay Plato's Cave. (Susan Sontag "On photography" 1977) Polly's Journey May Be From The World Of Images (Substitutes For The Experience) To The World Of Reality (The Experience).
Art as food or Fame, What is Gabrielles take? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
Art as Fame
Art as Food or Fame, What is Pollys take? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
Art as Food.
What is an example of a functional character? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
Clive, as he introduces art speak.
What are Qualities of Art as Fame? (I Heard The Mermaids Singing)
Not Functionally Autonomous, Not good in and of itself, Not necessary for existence.
Cromwell argued in lecture and/or handout that after Polly heard Gabrielle and Clive discussing an artist's painting, she engaged in a fantasy which Cromwell interpreted as symbol of wish fulfillment. Precisely describe this behavior:
Polly Advocates A Relativist Mentality. She Is Very Intellectual. This Fantasy Is Analogous To Her Experiencing The Art Speak Of Clive And Gabrielle.
What is the definition of Analogous?
Similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail.
What is wish fulfillment?
The gratification of a desire especially symbolically.
