PHL 710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Homeless Shelter, Anti-Consumerism, Existentialism
18 Sep 2018
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Issues with relationship with his mother (she"s overbearing, wants him to be just like her, he"s not his own person) Mother is theatrical (puts music on while swimming), constantly oblivious and caught up in her own little world. Maude is a ww2 holocaust survivor (has tattoo from concentration camp) Buddhism (has a buddha in her home, talks about life as cycle of life and death and recreation) Film purposely talks about buddhism in the film, but not trying to shove it down your throat . To understand life, must look death in the eye (buddhism and existentialism) If you want to be u be u if u want to be me be me. He likes his moms reaction to his acts. Not getting reaction he wants but repeats it anyways. See mom first as not looking at harold handing himself, instead talking to hairdresser.
