Lacking a mother indicates lacking real history to interrogators
Evidence
The key question that exposes one of the replicants, Leon, is ‘Tell me about your feelings around your mother?’ To which Leon replies, ‘Let me tell you about my mother,’ and shoots his interrogator dead. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 1974
Categorization
- XREF: The Oedipal-father theme echoes Freudian frameworks and the resolution Rachel achieves by submitting to Deckard, which Harvey ties to the symbolic order. — connects to: Absence of archival evidence can mislead historians about intentions — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 415; Colonial officials’ family histories shaped and discredited their accounts; Absence of evidence counts as evidence only when a competent, resourced search was conducted — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1079 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Colonial officials’ family histories shaped and discredited their accounts
#exemplifies(0.80) - Absence of archival evidence can mislead historians about intentions
#expands(0.75) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 415 - Absence of evidence counts as evidence only when a competent, resourced search was conducted
#qualifies(0.75) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1079 - Real history lacks tidy dramatic arcs and tidy causation.
#expands(0.70) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1173