Yeah, the traditional hero's journey generally involves returning to the "normal world" and applying what you've learned. (Which I always have a problem with, because I don't like the valorization of "normal" there either.)
But for men, there's a lot more emphasis on the learning/growing/changing part--Luke Skywalker becomes a completely different person after all that Jedi training/rebel fighting/father confronting, and it's presented as a good thing. Whereas for women, it's more about realizing that they never should've left at all, that they shouldn't change--Dorothy's story is all about how she should stay home and not change at all, which is the same thing Jackie wants for Rose.
I certainly wouldn't call it pathological of her to fear that she was going to lose Rose completely because of her association with the Doctor.
I agree that it's not pathological for her to fear that she's losing Rose. But I think her words in that quote are pathological, because she's afraid of Rose changing and growing at all. In forty or fifty years, Jackie's not even going to be alive; why does it scare her so much that her daughter will have outgrown planet earth? Shouldn't we want our children to gain knowledge and experience beyond what we've had? Jackie isn't just afraid for Rose's life; she's afraid that Rose will experience and understand more of the universe than Jackie has. And that's just... creepy. (And I do understand why Jackie is that way--she sees a lot of Pete's adventurous spirit in Rose, and is afraid of losing Rose the way she lost Pete. But it doesn't mean it's healthy for either of them.)
But for men, there's a lot more emphasis on the learning/growing/changing part--Luke Skywalker becomes a completely different person after all that Jedi training/rebel fighting/father confronting, and it's presented as a good thing. Whereas for women, it's more about realizing that they never should've left at all, that they shouldn't change--Dorothy's story is all about how she should stay home and not change at all, which is the same thing Jackie wants for Rose.
I certainly wouldn't call it pathological of her to fear that she was going to lose Rose completely because of her association with the Doctor.
I agree that it's not pathological for her to fear that she's losing Rose. But I think her words in that quote are pathological, because she's afraid of Rose changing and growing at all. In forty or fifty years, Jackie's not even going to be alive; why does it scare her so much that her daughter will have outgrown planet earth? Shouldn't we want our children to gain knowledge and experience beyond what we've had? Jackie isn't just afraid for Rose's life; she's afraid that Rose will experience and understand more of the universe than Jackie has. And that's just... creepy. (And I do understand why Jackie is that way--she sees a lot of Pete's adventurous spirit in Rose, and is afraid of losing Rose the way she lost Pete. But it doesn't mean it's healthy for either of them.)
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