II: The Case Study of the Orphan
Phase 3: Adopting the Orphan
There is a behavioral mirroring that is enacted when the Orphan character is first identified with as archetype. The interest of the host in the Orphan can sometimes be identified through a set of common behaviors like costuming, manipulations of speech pattern and accent.Whether direct impersonation or something more subtly intimated, the influence of the Orphan is enacted as a series of imaginative choices and performative rehearsals over an indeterminate expanse of time. There is however a progression of development within the Agency of the Orphan which takes place as a consistent succession.
- Host sees reflection in Orphan experience
- Associates self to an Orphan character
- Identifies character as archetypal model
- Gradually (and subconsciously) begins to emulate this ideal
Through the medium of the chosen Orphan character, the Host attributes a mirroring dynamic between the host and a given archetype. It is not that the Host wants become aligned with Oliver. Although the desire may be subconscious, the host wants to become aligned with what Oliver represents.
