Mulvey book

I enjoyed this book, as it provided a different perspective than the other readings we've had on Citizen Kane. The Film Art textbook talked mostly about concrete formal elements and structure in the film and the Carringer excerpts discussed the film production history - both of these were interesting but it was nice to have the psychoanalytical insight as well. I had not thought about Kane's separation from his mother and rebellion against Thatcher, his surrogate father, in an Oedipal context before, but it does make a certain kind of sense the way Mulvey lays it out. Additionally the idea of Susan as a part of his collection was interesting, I had not thought of her in those terms before. I found the political tie ins interesting but felt like I did not have quite enough historical background to completely understand all of Mulvey's points about Hearst, Welles and Kane's political stances. Overall it was a good read with many interesting ideas.