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Freudian (Psychoanalytic) Literary Criticism

Freudian (Psychoanalytic) Literary Criticism. By: Vanessa, Brittany, and Sam. Definition. Sexual Desire Psychic Apparatus id, ego, super-ego Viewed as a dream Analysis of symbols and imagery Subconscious. Questions Asked. Are the characters’ actions influenced by their motives ?

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Freudian (Psychoanalytic) Literary Criticism

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  1. Freudian (Psychoanalytic) Literary Criticism By: Vanessa, Brittany, and Sam

  2. Definition • Sexual Desire • Psychic Apparatus id, ego, super-ego • Viewed as a dream • Analysis of symbols and imagery • Subconscious

  3. Questions Asked • Are the characters’ actions influenced by their motives ? • Are the symbols representing the character’s sexual implications? • Do the characters exhibit the three parts of the psychic apparatus? • Is the characters’ subconscious mind controlling their everyday actions?

  4. Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages Disadvantages Characters’ intentions exaggerate a sexual message Characters’ actions conflict with different ideas Reader digs too deeply into characters’ motives • Repression of the characters’ sexual desire • Id, ego, and super-ego reveal character • Examine character action • Shows complexity of characters’ relationships

  5. When We Have Used This Technique • Catcher in the Rye • Shakespeare • Psychology • Social Studies

  6. Real World Examples Literature Examples Media Examples The 40 year old virgin (2005) Inception (2010) The Wizard of Oz (1939) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Lollipop by Lil Wayne Only Girl (In the World) by Rhianna Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard Anything by Lady Gaga • Sigmund Freud's Leonardo da Vinci and a memory of his childhood (1910) • Edmund Wilson's The Turn of the Screw (1948) • Marie Bonaparte's The Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe (1949) • George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four

  7. Where and How to Use Technique • Psychology Class • Social Studies • English literature discussions • Focus on desires • Read about the author • Other works of the author

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