“Plastic surgeons are reporting that patients are coming to them with selfies of themselves edited using the filters on Snapchat or Instagram and asking to look more like the retouched photo.” (Wolfson, 2018)
Factual observations tie in common interpretation of Narcissus with the selfie and the psychoanalytical studies based on these facts through years of observational studies in clinical settings, and research and psychoanalysis.
In addition to the unconscious motives of the human psyche, this study examines the objectified self in the context of the phrase “object relations” where the external world becomes the focus of analytical investigation.
The central theoretical approach will be exploratory and open-minded, hopefully employing unconventional methods of research theories and analytical methodologies, make theoretical connections and provide the reader with material to amend, criticize and contribute to further studies.
Mia Shappee 