"My Oedipus Complex" by Frank O’Connor "My Oedipus Complex" is a story about a young boy of 5‚ Larry‚ who grows up in his own safe world with just himself and his mother. He is attached to his mother and wants her to belong only to him and considers his father a rival for her attention. However‚ when his father returns from WWI‚ a man whom Larry hardly knows‚ it is a constant battle between the two for the mother’s love and attention. Larry is jealous of losing his mother’s undivided attention‚
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Interpreting The Freudian ‘Unconscious’ Few theories hold more intrigue than that of human psychology. Throughout history‚ many have sought to decode the structure of the mind. Amongst those who were determined to investigate the nature of psychic material‚ one of the most prominent remains Sigmund Freud (also known as “the archaeologist of the mind”). Freud had very pronounced views on the innate components of human psychology‚ within which one idea remained central - the ‘unconscious’ mind; he uses this
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Point Of View of “My Oedipus Complex” by Frank O’Conner In My Oedipus Complex story‚ the point of view is from Larry’s side. This story began when Larry’s father is away fighting in the war‚ and Larry develops a misunderstood attraction toward his mother‚ a situation which becomes complicated by his father’s return home and the parents’ decision to have another child. If we see from Larry’s side‚ it will always talk about Larry’s feeling‚ the jealousness to his father and how to get mother’s
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Frank O’Connor’s literary piece‚ ’My Oedipus Complex’ portrays childhood in a subverted ight. He is exploring exaggerated aspects of mother-child relationships as a reflection upon human nature. Themes and ideas present within the story are of possession‚ in the protagonist’s view of his mother‚ and of jealousy. This short story shows the faults and dangers of human nature. Possession is a motif that permeates the text. Through a first person narration‚ the reader is able to have an insight into
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Freud and Jung- The Unconscious The unconscious is hypothetically a region of the mind that contains desires‚ recollections‚ fears‚ feelings and thoughts that are prevented from expression in the conscious awareness. One of the most influential philosophers who made theories about the unconscious and its aspects is of Sigmund Freud. Freud distinguished between three different concepts of the unconscious: descriptive unconsciousness‚ dynamic unconsciousness
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The Oedipus complex is believed to be a play off of the ancient Greek mythological character Oedipus Rex. According to the myth‚ Oedipus Rex was a Greek king that killed his father out of envy and rage in order to have his mother. If the ancient Greek myth is viewed in such a way‚ it would be possible to believe that Oedipus Rex‚ who had been given a prophecy advising of his fate‚ was attempting to fulfill such an obligation. From this‚ it would be possible to say that Oedipus Rex was driven to
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Sebastian Krüger Professor Fransisco Mata Ethics 1st Semester 2013 2013-12-13 The Unconscious & Creativity An essay about the relationship between the unconscious and being creative Sebastian Krüger Sebastian Krüger Professor Fransisco Mata Ethics 1st Semester 2013 2013-12-13 Introduction A time ago I started to look at all my biggest creative influences in different areas such as entrepreneurship‚ music and arts. I quickly found out that they all had one thing in common‚ they
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The Oedipus complex or Oedipus theory is a psychological concept‚ created by Sigmund Freud in the 1920s‚ that explains the unconscious desires and some sexual attractions of pubescent males and females. This theory stems from a cluster of Freud’s ideas about the human subconscious as well as from direct events from the play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ and from relationships between characters within the play. All of these factors combined have produced the modern day idea of the Oedipus Complex. Sigmund
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In Depth Look into the Unconscious Mind The Unconscious Mind‚ Attitudes‚ Prejudice‚ and Groupthink 2012 Christine Vest Psychology 110 10/21/2012 An In Depth Look into the Unconscious Mind The Unconscious Mind‚ Attitudes‚ Prejudice‚ and Groupthink 2012 Christine Vest Psychology 110 10/21/2012 Do you believe that people have an unconscious mind? If so‚ how does it affect thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior? The whole idea of the unconscious is far deeper than our
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conscious and the unconscious have been explicated through the scientific and artistic exploration of concepts‚ such as pattern‚ repression‚ repetition compulsion‚ the double‚ and uncanniness. In “I Am a Strange Loop”‚ Douglas Hofstadter explores the basis for understanding factors that constitute “I”‚ the illusion he argues which defines the human condition. He characterizes the brain as more than a clump of neurons and particles; postulating an advanced level that is a complex system of significant
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