| [Apocalypse Manifesto] | Mother and lover, sister and friend. How difficult
must it be for Jean Grey to fulfil all of the roles expected
of her? In her own mind in her own heart, she does not know
who she is or how she should act. Torn between the responsibilities
and pressures placed on her by the insecurities of the others. Jean
has decided to be everything and nothing to them all.
Marvel "Girl" indeed! That a full-fledged woman in body and mind would continue to allow everyone to call her a girl is psychological testament enough to the divided loyalties which rend her soul. She has been the weakest one, the strongest one, the sanest one, the craziest one. She has been the nurturer and the dependent. They want all this from her and more. |
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| Fascinating then, to see the evolution of both her
personality [-ies?] and her mutagenic powers. Could she be the
phoenix-force again? Could she come to terms with her internal
struggles and let free the terrible energies contained within her?
Would helping them come to the fore be a wise strategy or are my plans best served by keeping her meekly sublimated to a complex latticework of personal conflict? A psychological game of chess it will be then. I shall play the part of the black king, she the white queen. A battlefield of a different sort. Let the pieces fall where they may... |