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Continuing with our Christmas theme this month, this week on the podcast, I provide an overview of the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, and the character George Bailey’s journey through the Yonic Model of the Self.
The film, which was directed and produced by Frank Capra and released by Liberty Films in 1946, is actually based on a short story called “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern.
On the pod, we’ll get into some of the controversy around this and the abridged version of the film, which came out in 2007.
Yet, what is important to know about this movie is that while George Bailey himself might seem like your typical “All-American” man - which is why this movie is often used to promote conservative (i.e., traditional) values, he is actually highly influenced by the women in his life.
James Stewart as George Bailey
Take, for instance, Mary, played by the iconic Donna Reed, who becomes George’s love interest, despite his attempts to write her off as a “temptress” (or the witch) archetype. However, no matter how much George tries to avoid his fate of being stuck in his hometown, he ends up falling in love and marrying Mary. Thus, she represents his Aura or dark feminine function in the Yonic Model of the Self.
Reed and Stewart as Mary and George
Despite this fact, conservatives often portray Mary as the “passive” wife of George; when in fact, she is the catalyst for his awakening. She believes in George and pushes him to remain faithful to his morals and values, even when his Ego function (represented by his younger brother Harry) tries to lure him into Mr. Potter’s persuasion.
Thus, as the gif below demonstrates, Mary is a powerhouse herself, and she doesn’t take any shit from George or any other man.
How about that for “conservative” values?
