Notes from 9/14

Citizen Kane is somewhat of a parody on journalism. Can you really reduce a man's life to just a series of facts? The journalists in the beginning of the movie want to find the meaning of the word Rosebud so that they can understand Kane's life. However, it's not that simple. Even if they did find Kane's sled, with the word Rosebud emblazoned on it, they would not be any closer to understanding Kane the man. Can we really reduce life to just the facts?

Words discussed in class:
Synchronicity- a meaningful coincidence
Anima- Platonic ideal projected onto a female figure by a male figure
Animus- Platonic ideal projected onto a male figure by a female figure

Coincidence related to Citizen Kane:
Charlie Kane was a character supposedly partially based on William Randolph Hearst
Patty Hearst his granddaughter was abducted by the Symbianese Liberation Army. They took her into the underworld while her mother cried on TV. She was held in a closet for 57 days physically and sexually abused by her captors then released only to fall in love with one of her captors. This is known as Stockholm Syndrome.