HemŠ I don't want to know what she saw in the name
"Effie"Š
T.
>
> **********************
> The symbolism inherent in her name
[Birdie]
> also underscores her androgynous state. Birds can
be
> regarded as phallic symbols; their cylindrical
bodies and
> erect heads contribute to this interpretation, as
well as
> the common use of the word "bird" as a euphemism for
"penis."
> Thus, through her name Miss Keppel gains a kind of
phallus,
> in keeping with the power she wields as keeper/giver
of
> information. However, it is only a small one (a
"birdie"):
> her "phallic" status, like Effie's, is limited,
likewise
> rendering her "not-quite."
> **********************
>
> footnote: the name of the award is a paraphrase of
freud's
> insightful comment, "sometimes a cigar is just a
cigar,"
> noted in an earlier post.
>
> loving every second of it, miker
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