I know I've said that often before, but still: I think being genetically engineered by itself should not be enough to undermined your self-esteem. After all, every single human is limited, some more, some less, by his/her genetic makeup. That this time a human made the genetic template instead of random chance wouldn't make a difference, if there wasn't any other influence that undermined self-esteem. Self-esteem is pretty much an achievement of upbringing - you are made to value yourself or you are denied it. Miranda is no different, and I think that her treatment at the hand of her father was the primary effect. As I said, usually she's a clear thinker, only here she's blinded.flemm wrote...
So, Miranda can be proud/happy of knowying that what she does is for the greater good but still be uncapable of finding pride in her accomplishments because of her genetic engineering.
That's basically how I interpreted it as well. I actually think that the confidence vs. self-esteem distinction, mentioned somewhere above, is pretty accurate where Miranda is concerned. She's confident in her abilities, but not willing to give herself any credit for it. Like playing a video game on easy mode, I guess. You know you are going to win, but you don't get that much satisfaction out of it.
Her genetic engineering may bring home the existential problems everyone struggles with more sharply, but her self-esteem problems are caused by something else.
Modifié par Ieldra2, 22 août 2011 - 05:54 .
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- this all and I'm an ocean away so :crying:x2
