A loss of mental control can cause the inability to ground oneself into a single identity, leading to the development of split personality disorder. This article will explore reflections relating to split personality disorder and the “self”. With Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly and works created by Dan Graham, the ideas about split personalities and the “self” intertwine with each other as well as ties to the electronic image. To examine connections between these notions, an analysis serves the purpose of understanding the meanings presented by the works. With A Scanner Darkly’s meaning, it broadcasts itself clearly. In the novel, the story follows a man; as the story progresses, his mind splits, each side competing to be dominant. Elements,
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For one thing, in the “Video, Architecture, and Television” essay, it has different sections pertaining to reflections and thoughts on works revolving those mediums mentioned in the title and how they connect to each other. Video feedback is a section from that essay relating to the discussion about the “self”. Self-perception is important in the section, with the use of video feedback a perceiver processes the footage differently because it doesn’t define them well. With a delay, it’s as if two forms of oneself are experienced at once. Video feedback gives control through the perceiver's responses while in an uncontrollable situation because of the medium contradicts what is really seen. In another part of the book, Graham’s essay about Past Future/Split Attention appears. Even though, the purpose of this work was to demonstrate Graham’s psychologically restructuring space and time, the presentation reveals another element. In relationship to A Scanner Darkly, this work conveys the merging as well as competition between the hemispheres. In Dick’s novel, the competition is physically displayed through the protagonist’s interactions with the doctors. The doctors talked over each other while addressing the main character, creating a sense of disorder. Past Future/Split Attention contains a similar element with the people talking over each
For one thing, in the “Video, Architecture, and Television” essay, it has different sections pertaining to reflections and thoughts on works revolving those mediums mentioned in the title and how they connect to each other. Video feedback is a section from that essay relating to the discussion about the “self”. Self-perception is important in the section, with the use of video feedback a perceiver processes the footage differently because it doesn’t define them well. With a delay, it’s as if two forms of oneself are experienced at once. Video feedback gives control through the perceiver's responses while in an uncontrollable situation because of the medium contradicts what is really seen. In another part of the book, Graham’s essay about Past Future/Split Attention appears. Even though, the purpose of this work was to demonstrate Graham’s psychologically restructuring space and time, the presentation reveals another element. In relationship to A Scanner Darkly, this work conveys the merging as well as competition between the hemispheres. In Dick’s novel, the competition is physically displayed through the protagonist’s interactions with the doctors. The doctors talked over each other while addressing the main character, creating a sense of disorder. Past Future/Split Attention contains a similar element with the people talking over each