On David Lynch’s Eraserhead“Where sex was depicted as more of a negative aspect of life than a pleas
On David Lynch’s Eraserhead“Where sex was depicted as more of a negative aspect of life than a pleasing one, Lynch does the same with death, turning it into something more pleasurable than the bleak life Henry is living. The mysterious Lady in the Radiator (Laurel Near) represents the Grim Reaper and sings to Henry an eerie song of heaven and of how “everything is fine” there. It can be stated that the radiator itself is representative of Henry’s thoughts of self-destruction and that he sees death as a source of freedom from his living Hell. This view seems to be confirmed at the film’s shocking climax when Henry kills his baby in act of release and mercy. He is then met by the Lady in the Radiator in a brilliant flash of light and dies in her arms. In this act, Henry has finally embraced Death and accepted it into his life, giving him admittance to his own personal heaven and freedom.” -- source link
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