Tolerating the Dream

Blade Ducote

Abstract


Analysis of Fry's dream in the Futurama episode "A FishFul of Dollars" in relation to Žižek and Lacan.  This short essay delves into the ideological conception of reality and the way in which individuals utilize fantasy to compensate for their personal lack.

Keywords


philosophy; critical theory; futurama; lacan; popular media; american studies; Žižek; fantasy

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References


Žižek, S. (2008) The Sublime Object of Ideology, London: Verso.


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