...the simplistic character of Santa Claus can be a powerful conveyor of significance and substance. It becomes a cross dangling from one's neck. There's something infinitely bigger within the symbol than the symbol, taken on its own, might suggest.
I like this. It makes me want to rewatch The Santa Claus through the lens of this post to see how hollow or commercial it is
rehabbing Santa Claus, or the myth that got away
I like this. It makes me want to rewatch The Santa Claus through the lens of this post to see how hollow or commercial it is