Definition for confabulation:
Psychology To fill in gaps in one's memory with fabrications that one believes to be facts.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Confabulations
In the NOTES section of the script Ruhl says that Jean tells "confabulations" and that she never calls them lies.
Definition for confabulation:
this makes me believe that Jean really thought/wanted for the stories she told about Gordon to be the truth, and in that her mind, they were the truth.
Definition for confabulation:
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Levy Rosenbaum
I am shocked.
I just learned that until this past July, 2012, the crime of organ trafficking had not been tracked and linked to the US.
The convict: Levy Izhak Rosenbaum
The crime? You guessed it. Organ trafficking.
Similar to Gordon's views, Rosenbaum considered himself a "matchmaker" and a "Robin Hood" for kidneys. His recipients are all apparently healthy, but Rosenbaum would scam off of poor people in developing countries, buying the kidneys from desperate donors for as little as 10 grand, and selling them at a base price of $120,000.
He claims that although he knew it was wrong, he thought he was doing it for good. Sounds kind of like our Gordon; starting out because he believes in a cause, in compassion, but of course, the eminent wealth is motivation to continue.
There are people that are on both sides of the fence for his case. There are those that view him as a monster; someone who scammed other people with no respect for law, dignity, and authority. Then there are those that see that relatively no harm had been done -- his donors and recipients all seem happy, and he has millions of dollars to show for almost 10 years of organ trafficking.
He faces 2.5 years in prison and about $450,000 in fines.
Can someone be a monster and a savior at the same time?
I just learned that until this past July, 2012, the crime of organ trafficking had not been tracked and linked to the US.
The convict: Levy Izhak Rosenbaum
The crime? You guessed it. Organ trafficking.
Similar to Gordon's views, Rosenbaum considered himself a "matchmaker" and a "Robin Hood" for kidneys. His recipients are all apparently healthy, but Rosenbaum would scam off of poor people in developing countries, buying the kidneys from desperate donors for as little as 10 grand, and selling them at a base price of $120,000.
He claims that although he knew it was wrong, he thought he was doing it for good. Sounds kind of like our Gordon; starting out because he believes in a cause, in compassion, but of course, the eminent wealth is motivation to continue.
There are people that are on both sides of the fence for his case. There are those that view him as a monster; someone who scammed other people with no respect for law, dignity, and authority. Then there are those that see that relatively no harm had been done -- his donors and recipients all seem happy, and he has millions of dollars to show for almost 10 years of organ trafficking.
He faces 2.5 years in prison and about $450,000 in fines.
Can someone be a monster and a savior at the same time?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/levy-izhak-rosenbaum-illegal-sale-kidneys_n_1665927.html
Gordon is the UMBRELLA
In Gordon's lengthy monologue he describes himself as an umbrella to connect people who need organs with people who need money. Since the entire play utilizes an umbrella motif, I did some research on the historic symbolism that umbrella's hold.
The importance of the umbrella can be traced back to Buddhist beliefs:
Umbrella's were also viewed as protective items -- protection from the outside elements. Gordon does seem to offer protection -- perhaps protection from going bankrupt, and protection from dying. To those people who Gordon is helping out, Gordon is a savior, similar to that of a deity. Gordon not only provides protection for himself by finding a successful endeavor, but offers protection for all those desperate enough to seek help on the black market from his business.
The importance of the umbrella can be traced back to Buddhist beliefs:
The umbrella is carried above an important dignitary or the image of a deity, to indicate that the person or symbol below the umbrella is in fact the center of the universe, and also its spiritual support.source: http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/symbols/
Umbrella's were also viewed as protective items -- protection from the outside elements. Gordon does seem to offer protection -- perhaps protection from going bankrupt, and protection from dying. To those people who Gordon is helping out, Gordon is a savior, similar to that of a deity. Gordon not only provides protection for himself by finding a successful endeavor, but offers protection for all those desperate enough to seek help on the black market from his business.
Monday, September 17, 2012
This Edward Hopper brought to you by....
This Edward Hopper painting, Automat, reminds me of Jean at the opening of the scene. She looks quite insular to me.
Drinking Bourbon Upside Down
The more I research information about the play, the more questions I come up with! I started researching drinking bourbon upside down because I wondered why it's mentioned in the play twice, once as a hiccups cure, and once as a cure-all method.
The only parallel I could draw was with the poet and alcoholic William Faulkner. After his first (and only) plane flight after WWI, he crashed the plane into the rafters of the hanger, as he was hanging there, upside down, he just kept on drinking his bourbon, unfazed.
Perhaps it's just coincidence, or maybe it's a link to something more...
The only parallel I could draw was with the poet and alcoholic William Faulkner. After his first (and only) plane flight after WWI, he crashed the plane into the rafters of the hanger, as he was hanging there, upside down, he just kept on drinking his bourbon, unfazed.
Perhaps it's just coincidence, or maybe it's a link to something more...
Bitter:Sweet "Get What I Want"
This song reminds me of the Other Woman. It's retro, kind of sassy, and has lots of power.
"Let's have a hymn"
Mrs. G asks for a hymn to be sung, and the song she chooses is "You'll never walk alone" -- which is not a hymn.
The song is originally from the 1945 musical, Carousel . After this, big stars of the day (Elvis, Sinatra, Garland, etc) covered the song making it wildly popular.
After that, it became the Liverpool "chant" for football games.
Why then, is this the song chosen to be sung at Gordon's funeral, which seemed to be a traditional latin mass?
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