in death , all the contradictions he embodied in life -lrb- artistic genius /unschooled pawn ; alleged white racist/popularizer of black music ; barefoot bumpkin / hollywood idol ; squeaky-clean sex god/ impotent drug addict , etc. -rrb- became rorschach blots that told us more about our own dreams and phobias than they did about elvis . ; marcus coolly presents the pieces of the puzzle and leaves us to draw our own conclusions .