ABSTRACT

In this paper, the 1998 film The Truman Show is considered as a parable about parenting, adolescence, and patients’ struggle to break free of defensive structures. The central conceit of the film is that Truman lives in a world entirely created by, and under the control of the show's director, Christof, with all the other characters in his life being actors playing semi-scripted parts. The paper explores how this resonates with the problems faced by all parents when it comes to allowing their children freedom to develop independently and to face the realities of life; the difficulties faced by all adolescents leaving latency behind to encounter themselves more fully; and the therapeutic task with all patients of relinquishing the relative safety created by symptoms and projective mechanisms.

摘要

在本文中，1998 年的电影《杜鲁门秀》被认为是一个关于养育子女、青春期和患者努力摆脱防御结构的寓言。这部电影的核心自负是杜鲁门生活在一个完全由该剧导演克里斯托夫创造和控制的世界里，他生活中的所有其他角色都是扮演半剧本角色的演员。本文探讨了这如何与所有父母在让孩子自由独立发展和面对生活现实时所面临的问题产生共鸣；所有青少年所面临的困难是为了更充分地认识自己而放弃潜伏期；以及所有患者的治疗任务，即放弃由症状和投射机制产生的相对安全性。