Doug Henwood wrote:
> Well, no. Ivan is coming to subjectivity, as Judy B put it, through
> subjection: we are his teachers, his authority figures, his mirrors.
> He crawls away, then looks back anxiously. If we - esp Liza - leave,
> he gets nervous. He will rebel soon enough, but his basic personality
> formation is coming through people he is completely dependent on. And
> he'll carry that, for good or ill, for the rest of his life.
Yes, I understand. But freedom and dependence are not contradictory. And freedom is not rebellion (mere reaction).
Joanna