Google| Subject | Re: Mickey and Donald (Was Don't aspire to succeed - that right belongs |
| From | Hashemon Urtasman |
| Date | 08/16/2004 02:08 (08/16/2004 02:08) |
| Message-ID | <_VSTc.1736642$Ar.491413@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | BaronjosefR |
BaronjosefR wrote:
This is something I wrote ex tempore to someone many years ago. It's a tongue in cheek "mock" analogy just to see how far I can take it, although I had (in those days) read a few Sufi works and most of the works of Jung. So I had some sense in how people used to express things about the psyche symbolically, as characters (in Greek myths) and symbols of different kinds. So it wasn't mere fun, but there was some serious stuff in the back of my mind when I wrote that.Hashemon UrtasmanBaronjosefR
I think he is a fitting symbol for the ego, (or the Nafs) . Mickey Mouse is a fitting symbol for the Self (the Jungian term) which always guides man towards more wisdom, since he always seems to be able to do the right thing, no matter how convoluted the situation.
Links. We need links. Mickey and Donald have given way to South Park, the Simpsons, and Dilbert. The problem with Mickey and Donald, and maybe an indicator of a sad loss in Americqan character, is that staple Disney characters are simply too naive to appeal to an American audience any longer.
Hasan
08/16/2004
