Harriet's confidences For only few weeks, Harriet decided to consult a psychologist because of strange nightmares but also in order to express herself freely, to have an external opinion about her life, her feelings and her apprehensions. His name is...
How is Harriet's life after Ben's birth (in her opinion) ? First picture (the little girl on a chair): She feels alone, removed by her family (she feels guilty and David must think she was responsible of the disaster), she feels powerless (it's too late,...
The yellow cow, Franz Marc For Marc, colours symbolize precise things: yellow represents feminity: it could symbolize Harriet. She said Ben was like a "bruise" in her stomach (when she was pregnant withm him). The black stain could represent Ben hurting...
As far as Harriet is concerned she has different feelings towards Ben: there is at the same time anger, resentment and fear (he is so different, brutal, cold and distant, she locks him in his room) and a kind of kindness and pity (she tries to understand...
The representation of Ben through Harriet's point of view: two eyes like two forces of evil. We can make a parallel between snakes and Ben: Snakes can either bite their prey and kill them with their poison fang or kill them by constriction. That's why...
