Tunnel Vision

For my conference paper, I’m thinking about focusing on the individuality and selfishness of falling down the rabbit hole. 

The rabbit hole I think of is pretty literal. It’s dark and claustrophobic, and there’s only room for me. No one else can find me or hear me if I need help. And, of course, falling into it is much easier than crawling out of it. 

Drawing from our class’s readings and from personal experience, I believe that falling down the rabbit hole is a singular experience, one that you go through on your own. I wonder why all the characters we read are so alone and so self-absorbed; it’s like they see in tunnel vision and so they can’t process anything not related to themselves. Do they choose to be selfish? Is this selfishness necessary for their self-discovery? Are they truly alone in their struggle, or would it be easier if they let others in to help them? Maybe they choose not to be helped? I would really like to write about Less than Zero and Black Swan for this conference paper because I see many parallels between Clay and Nina and their respective rabbit holes.

-Ly