Narcissism In High Fidelity

The Following Study Of Narcissism In The Leading Character In A Recent Film, High Fidelity, Nonetheless Attempts Without Apology Such A Psychological Analysis Of A Popular Work Of Fiction. It Is The Argument Of This Study That, Although High Fidelity Is Not Necessarily High Art Or Even A Profoundly Serious Film, It Does Present, Like Much Of The Best Popular Art, An Insightful And Honest Examination Of A Real Modern Dilemma: The Difficulty Of Intimate Relationships In A World Where Every Emotion And Every Remark Seems To Have A Pop Culture Reference Or Origin. This Film Presents, We Will Show, A Complex And Detailed Portrait Of A Particular Modern Personality Type, The Narcissistic Youth Who Turns Into An Overage Peter Pan Incapable Of Commitment; More Significantly, However, The Film (and The Book From Which It Was Adapted) Suggests A Way Out Of This Dilemma For The Protagonist, Who Ultimately Succeeds In Overcoming His Self-absorption.