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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Jul 24 01:35:44 1989
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 89 01:35:58 EDT
From: root@CHARON.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@BLOOM-BEACON.MIT.EDU
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elfamimo (Ibrahim M Elfadel):
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nrp (Niki R Pantelias):
"Replace the rent with the stars above
Replace the need with the love
Replace your anger with the tide
And the ones that you love, the ones that you love"
-- Indigo Girls
"Kid Fears"
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timo (Ghost):
Freud on Seuss
a book review by Josh LeBeau
_The Cat in the Hat_
by Dr. Seuss, 61 pages. Beginner Books, $3.95
The Cat in the Hat is a hard-hitting novel of prose and poetry
in which the author re-examines the dynamic rhyming schemes and
bold imagery of some of his earlier works, most notably _Green
Eggs and Ham_, _If I Ran the Zoo_, and _Why Can't I Shower With
Mommy?_ In this novel, Theodore Geisel, writing under the
pseudonym Dr. Seuss, pays homage to the great Dr. Sigmund Freud
in a nightmarish fantasy of a renegade feline helping two young
children understand their own frustrated sexuality.
The story opens with two youngsters, a brother and a sister,
abandoned by their mother, staring mournfully through the
window of their single-family dwelling. In the foreground, a
large tree/phallic symbol dances wildly in the wind, taunting
the children and encouraging them to succumb to the sexual
yearnings they undoubtedly feel for each other. Even to the
most unlearned reader, the blatant references to the
incestuous relationship the two share set the tone for Seuss'
probing examination of the satisfaction of primitive needs.
The Cat proceeds to charm the wary youths into engaging in
what he so innocently refers to as "tricks." At this point,
the fish, an obvious Christ figure who represents the
prevailing Christian morality, attempts to warn the children,
and thus, in effect, warns all of humanity of the dangers
associated with the unleashing of the primal urges. In
response to this, the cat proceeds to balance the aquatic
naysayer on the end of his umbrella, essentially saying,
"Down with morality; down with God!"
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tophe (Christopher M Hoadley):
To experience life to the fullest.
To enjoy what there is to enjoy without reservation.
To live.
To laugh.
To love.
tophe@media-lab.media.mit.edu 259 Saint Paul Street
tophe@athena.mit.edu Brookline, MA 02146
(617)734-0648 or 253-8973 (home)
(617)253-0330 (media lab)
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xtwo (X Two):
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zchi (Zhihang Chi):
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