Well ownen the novel is thematically more complex than what is immediately apparent. A theme throughout Ballard’s writing is the idea that human beings construct their surroundings to reflect their unconscious drives. In The Drowned World, however, a natural catastrophe causes the real world to transform itself into a dream landscape, causing the central characters to regress mentally. The novel features a central character who, rather than being disturbed by the end of the old world, is enraptured by the chaotic reality that has come to replace it.
I think the video for the song featuring all the photographers and lights and other chaotic energy kind of relates (metaphorically) to the book in that sense. The fame/ hyper-reality sort of acts as a chaotic distraction for what's really going on. Her daughter, however, being the one thing that offers a sense of common ground.
I dunno, that's just my interp.
Well ownen the novel is thematically more complex than what is immediately apparent. A theme throughout Ballard’s writing is the idea that human beings construct their surroundings to reflect their unconscious drives. In The Drowned World, however, a natural catastrophe causes the real world to transform itself into a dream landscape, causing the central characters to regress mentally. The novel features a central character who, rather than being disturbed by the end of the old world, is enraptured by the chaotic reality that has come to replace it.
I think the video for the song featuring all the photographers and lights and other chaotic energy kind of relates (metaphorically) to the book in that sense. The fame/ hyper-reality sort of acts as a chaotic distraction for what's really going on. Her daughter, however, being the one thing that offers a sense of common ground. I dunno, that's just my interp.