-- Vivian R. (The Butler Didn't Do It this time)
> >>> A Smoke-Free Carmen
> >>> by Denis Dutton
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> >>> The final scene returns to Seville. Escamillo's colourful procession
> >>> enters the bullring. A dishevelled Don Jose confronts Carmen. He is
> >>> suffering from low self-esteem. Counselling has only made his anger
> >>> worse, recovering repressed childhood memories of satanic rituals,
> >>> where he was forced to drink blood, eat babies, and smoke cheap,
> >>> unfiltered cigarettes. Acknowledging his trauma, Carmen insists he
> >>> begin the healing process by getting a bath and a shave. The two
> >>> lovers embrace and detail plans to offer workshops in cultural
> >>> identity and empowerment. The bull wins.
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>> ----------
> >>> Copyright Denis Dutton. Dr. Dutton teaches the philosophy of art at
> >>> the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
> >>> d.dutton@fina.canterbury.ac.nz
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