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Explore the intricacies of the human psyche as Freud's concepts of Ego, Id, and Superego influence desires and conscience. Dive into Virginia Woolf's stream-of-consciousness style and Kafka's existential themes in this journey of self-exploration. Witness the impact of social forces on the individual, as reflected in the works of Oswald Spengler. Engage with iconic art pieces like "Falling Waters," "Starry Night," and "Guernica." Delve into the complexities of existence and mortality as portrayed through art and literature of the early 20th century.
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Freudian Psychology The self; Balances the id and the superego. Ego Id Superego Wants & desires Conscience
Stream-of-Consciousness • Stream of Consciousness in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway"She remembered once throwing a shilling into the Serpentine. But every one remembered; what she loved was this, here, now, in front of her; the fat lady in the cab. Did it matter then, she asked herself, walking towards Bond Street, did it matter that she must inevitably cease completely; all this must go on without her; did she resent it; or did it not become consoling to believe that death ended absolutely? but that somehow in the streets of London, on the ebb and flow of things, here, there, she survived, Peter survived, lived in each other, she being part, she was positive, of the trees at home; of the house there, ugly, rambling all to bits and pieces as it was; part of people she had never met; being laid out like a mist between the people she knew best, who lifted her on their branches as she had seen the trees lift the mist, but it spread ever so far, her life, herself."(Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, 1925)
Franz Kafka • Jewish-Austrian writer. • Works evoke a sense of loneliness and despair, the individual crushed by irresistible social forces.
Oswald Spengler • Author of Decline of the West. • Compared civilizations to living organisms. • Stated that WWI was the beginning of the end for Western civilization.
