Eleanor Rigby Essay - Belonging

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“The basic need for social security in a family and a society that protects against hunger and violence” is reflected in Eleanor Rigby (visual text) through the way that the statue and the lady sitting on the bench both look insecure within society. The statue looks to be isolated from everything else, which can represent a sort of social/emotional violence. The woman is looking away from the statue, which to me shows a sense of ignorance, as the statue is looking towards her, as if she wants to be noticed or even just to have some company. Hunger and violence, two negative characteristics, can be seen in this image through the colour, black and white, which shows negativity. “The need for belonging, to receive and give love, appreciation, friendship”. This step in the Hierarchy is symbolic to the image, as the statue seems to represent an innocent, harmless woman seeking friendship and appreciation, and just wants to feel as if she belongs to society. The fact that the statues face has been covered shows a lack of identity, connecting back to how she seems as if she doesn’t belong to society. “The need to be a unique individual with self-respect and to enjoy general esteem from others”. This step reflects on the statue in the way that she doesn’t seem to have self-respect and self-confidence in society, as an individual. The word ‘unique’ is also significant through both personalities within the image. Both women are unique as the statue gives the impression of isolation without choice, and the woman appears to have chosen to isolate herself from society, as she looks to be reminiscing on something of great importance. “Experience purpose, meaning and realising all inner potentials”. This stage of the Hierarchy is figurative through the statue, as she has no purpose, and feels she has no potential within society, no meaning. It shows the realisation of another
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