Ken,

>

I have one further suggestion:  there is an interesting summary of the

Oedipus Complex to be found in Frank Krutnik's book, In a Lonely Street:

Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity.  Chapter 6 ("Masculinity and Its

Discontents") not only does a good job describing the threat of castration,

but, more importantly, does a great job discussing the cultural importance

of this in terms of masculine power, fantasies of transgression, and over-

and under-valuation of women.  You should take a look -- Krutnik very

clearly argues the ideological importance of the Oedipus Complex.

 

Bethany Ogdon

Hampshire College

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