Georgina’s Struggle for Freedom in The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and he

Georginas Struggle for Freedom in The Cook, the Thief, his wife and her Lover In his work The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover, Peter Greenaway displays the complexity of his main role Georgina. We witness her constant struggle to break free from her hateful and disgusting husband. She realizes her pernicious dependence on Albert. His coercion, oppression and abuse make Georginas life unbearable. Her hold for freedom is expressed in her involvement in a sexual relation with a man completely different from her husband and his cronies. Their relationship begins taciturnly and is based almost entirely on sex. Sex gave her a measure of control in a world in which her real influence was trammel and problematic (Giddens, p.70). The happiness that the lovers derive from the closeness, affection and tenderness of their sexuality are things that Georgina was missing in her inauthentic life. Passion appears as a strong element in their liaison and till the circumstances allowed them to make love unnoticed, their relationship was a carefree and happy experience. When their affair was discovered by Georginas husband and Michael was afterward brutally killed, Georgina is left with her confused feelings, unable to assess the real value of the relationship she had with Michael. In the situation of Georgina there is a sentient necessitate for a creative and rewarding relationship. This physical-psychological desire, however, does not have love as the basis of a long-term, deep emotional relationship between two individuals (Goldman, Philosophy of Sex, pp. 78-79). It is to a greater extent the bodily desire for the body of another that dominates her mental life (Goldman, Philosophy of Sex, p. 76). In the Georginas need for... ... Works Cited Greenaway, Peter. The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover. Dis Voir. Paris, 1989. Singer, Irving. The Pursuit of Love. The John Hopkins University Press. London, 1994. Soble, Alan., modify by. The Philosophy of S ex. Contemporary Readings. Revised Second Edition. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1991. Rank, Otto. Beyond Psychology. Dover Publications. late York. Copyright (c) 1941 by Estelle B. Rank. 1958. Lepp, Ignace. The Psychology of Loving. Translated by Bernard B. Gilligan. A Mentor Book from red-hot American Library, Times Mirror. New York, 1963. Giddens, Anthony. The Transformation of Intimacy. Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies. Stanford University Press. Stanford CA, 1992. Schneider, David J. Social Psychology. University of Texas, San Antonio. Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1976. Georginas Struggle for Freedom in The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and heGeorginas Struggle for Freedom in The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover In his work The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover, Peter Greenaway displays the complexity of his main subject Georgina. We witness her constant struggle to break free from her hateful and disgusting husband. She realizes her pernicious dependence on Albert. His coercion, oppression and abuse make Georginas life unbearable. Her need for freedom is expressed in her involvement in a sexual relation with a man completely different from her husband and his cronies. Their relationship begins mutely and is based almost entirely on sex. Sex gave her a measure of control in a world in which her real influence was circumscribed and problematic (Giddens, p.70). The happiness that the lovers derive from the closeness, affection and tenderness of their sexuality are things that Georgina was missing in her inauthentic life. Passion appears as a strong element in their liaison and till the circumstances allowed them to make love unnoticed, their relationship was a carefree and happy experience. When their affair was discovered by Georginas husband and Michael was afterwards brutally killed, Georgina is left with her confused feelings, unable to assess the real value of the relationship she had with Mich ael. In the situation of Georgina there is a sentient need for a creative and rewarding relationship. This physical-psychological desire, however, does not have love as the basis of a long-term, deep emotional relationship between two individuals (Goldman, Philosophy of Sex, pp. 78-79). It is much the bodily desire for the body of another that dominates her mental life (Goldman, Philosophy of Sex, p. 76). In the Georginas need for... ... Works Cited Greenaway, Peter. The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover. Dis Voir. Paris, 1989. Singer, Irving. The Pursuit of Love. The John Hopkins University Press. London, 1994. Soble, Alan., redact by. The Philosophy of Sex. Contemporary Readings. Revised Second Edition. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1991. Rank, Otto. Beyond Psychology. Dover Publications. New York. Copyright (c) 1941 by Estelle B. Rank. 1958. Lepp, Ignace. The Psychology of Loving. Translated by Bernard B. Gilligan. A Mentor Book from New American Library, Times Mir ror. New York, 1963. Giddens, Anthony. The Transformation of Intimacy. Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies. Stanford University Press. Stanford CA, 1992. Schneider, David J. Social Psychology. University of Texas, San Antonio. Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1976.