Houdinis Box

In Adam Phillips “Houdinis Box” he basically breaks down Houdini for us. He doesn’t really tell us about the escapes that Houdini does, but why he did them. He goes on to tell us about Houdini’s need to not only escape something but to be the only person that does it. In the second part of the essay, its like he allows us in on a session where we get to listen to one of his patients talk about his need to escape something. I didn’t necessarily enjoy this read, but it was bearable. I tend to enjoy reading things that make you think a little. This was a good essay in that sense, I guess when you think about it, everybody is always trying to escape something.