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3.1.16 Fantasies, images, dreams and symbols
** What did the two girls fantasize about,
together?
Apart from the Fourth World and Borovnia, the girls had other shared fantasies,
too. * They harbored fantasies of being successful writers. * They spoke of their fantasy
of sending their work to New York to get published, because New York was where all the
book publishers were. * They eventually settled on the fantasy that "was so
obvious!" The girls would run away together to Hollywood, to have their books made
into films and themselves made into film stars. Although the filmmakers were aware that
one Heavenly Creature never lost sight of these fantasies, apparently, and spent much of
her adult life chasing them down, the quote is an accurate one and is not an 'in joke' at
Anne Perry's expense. See sections 3.2.7 and 7.10.2. Pauline Parker has also, apparently,
spent a life close to books.
** Did Pauline have special fantasies of her own?
Yes, Pauline also had her own fantasies in "Heavenly Creatures."
According to clues offered in the narrative, these may be very important insofar as
understanding the reason for the murder. The most important of Pauline's private fantasies
in "Heavenly Creatures" was the fantasy that she and Juliet were sisters. Or,
put another way, to emphasize the most important aspect of her fantasy, Pauline had the
fantasy that she was Henry Hulme's daughter and a member of the Hulme family. This fantasy
is shown explicitly in the second and third 'ship' visions, and it is a central theme of
the poem Pauline recites in the film's voiceover (see below and 7.4). Or, that is one
interpretation...
** What recurring images and symbols did Jackson
use?
I have only made a start at cataloguing these things, and their analysis is quite
cursory. Hey--I'm a scientist, not a film studies major... The next 13 sections list the
most blatant images and symbols used in "Heavenly Creatures." Obviously, (more
informed) contributions here would be more than welcomed.
