The Paranoia of Lacan

Phenomenon of little A is so difficult because Lacan was constantly shifting the meaning of this thing over like 25 years. It's a challenging phenomenon because it's there with him at the start of his career and there with him when he died. We're at one stage right now, we're at the stage in which little A becomes affiliated with the real. That's why he's talking about the pound of flesh. Prior to this, it was more closely associated with fantasy. Later on in life, it'll be at the center of the baroque links.