The girl with
many eyes is a poem about a girl with . . . many eyes, as you may have already
guessed. This poem differs from any of Burton’s other poems because he actually
puts himself in the poem. He drew a man with black and white striped shirt which
is greatly affiliated with Tim Burton and majority of his work.
This poem relieves Burton’s anxiety about outsiderness
and abandonment. It does this by giving the main character a true friend/acquaintance
for once. Burton himself takes on befriending the girl without any intention to
harm or misuse her. He began talking to her and learned more about her. Even though
she was different the girl with many eyes participated in many activities. Burton
as a child was an outcast and seen as someone different. Society has a major
problem with accepting people for who they are so Burton never had someone who
was willing to break from the conformity of society and do the things he does
to the girl with many eyes.
The archetypes displayed in this poem are more of Tim Burton
himself seeking self-individuation. Burton set himself apart from everyone else
who stayed away from the girl with many eyes. By doing this he expresses how he
would’ve liked someone to have reached out to him when he was a child. He also
looked for the anima in her. He stated that she was really quite pretty, which
is out of the norm for a person who is different. People who are different are
generally always considered ugly because of their physical appearance. Burton
may have found beauty in her under lying characteristics.
In way Burton could be seen as the hero
archetype in the poem. He is there to comfort the girl with many eyes and
comfort her. One could even think further past what given in the poem and
assume that The Girl and Burton grow old together. This supports the idea of
Burton being her hero in a way. Sometime in between them growing old together
Burton Was there to wipe every one of her eyes to stop the endless flow of
tears in every direction. Its happy, ya know?
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