Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores evil by having the protagonist create a monstrous alter-ego. This ultimately shows that if people do not keep the evil side of themselves in control then they will fall victim to it. Delving into Frankenstein I will be looking at the approach Shelley took in showing the evil side of her main character and how that evil is not another being but in fact her characters alter ego. Victor Frankenstein is a well-educated‚ wealthy man of science that challenged nature and
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handled their id‚ ego and superego. The id is present at birth as the repository of basic instincts‚ which Freud called "Triebe" ("drives"): unorganised and unconscious‚ it operates merely on the ’pleasure principle’‚ without realism or foresight. The ego develops slowly and gradually‚ being concerned with mediating between the urgings of the id and the realities of the external world; it thus operates on the ’reality principle’. The super-ego is held to be the part of the ego in which self-observation
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with “the devil on your shoulder” can mostly be thought of when discussing Jack‚ from “Lord of the Flies”. In contrast to the first part‚ the second part‚ known as the super ego‚ or “the angel on you shoulder”‚ can best be used to describe Simon‚ who represented the rules that were made to be followed by everyone. Finally‚ the ego‚ or the one who could best understand and make sense of different ideas‚ could potentially be Ralph. Sigmund Freud also believes that all people commit acts of evil. From
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Does everyone have “ego”? In Anthem the citizens of the city grew up not knowing of this word‚ and in turn its power. They were taught to be a whole‚ rounded up like tagged mules‚ doing assigned work blatantly. In the song “Drones” by Rise Against‚ the lyrics‚“The drones all slave away‚ they’re working overtime. They serve a faceless queen‚ they never question why. Disciples of a God‚ that neither lives nor breathes (I won’t come back!). But we have bills to pay; yeah we have mouths to feed! (I won’t
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was composed of three parts; the Id‚ the Superego‚ and the Ego. As Freud’s theory of the human psyche was widely known‚ it is likely that Shakespeare’s Macbeth was influenced by this theory. Many believe that different characters were representations of these three components; however‚ in studying Macbeth it is evident that Shakespeare used only Macbeth and his internal struggles to illustrate Freud’s theory‚ and the effect of a flawed ego. The id‚ according to Freud‚ represented innate desires
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called the agent. The person who responds is called the respondent. Transactional analysis became the method of examining the transaction where I do something to you‚ and you do something back. Berne also said that each person is made up of three alter ego states: Parent‚ adult and child. These terms have different definitions than in normal language (Parrott‚ 2003). The parent represents our ingrained voice of authority‚ absorbed conditioning‚ learning and attitudes from when we were young. We were
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Flies can be interpreted as a political‚ psychological‚ and religious allegory. Lord of the Flies can be exposed as a political allegory to the Second World War‚ as well as a psychological allegory to Sigmund Freud’s theory of the id‚ superego‚ and ego‚ and furthermore the novel is a religious allegory relating to the Christian faith‚ and the bible. The novel Lord of the Flies can be interpreted as a political allegory to the Second World War. The characters of this novel as well as certain situations
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MacBeth In The Tragedy of MacBeth‚ Lady MacBeth has strong id characteristics‚ and is not well balanced because her superego is severely out-weighed by her id. The id‚ superego‚ and ego are the 3 parts of a person’s psychological make up‚ according to Freudian psychology. Freud explained that the id is the part of the personality that demands basic needs and fulfillment‚ the selfish characteristics. The id tries to attain fulfillment through such things like sex‚ money‚ power‚
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angel‚ if he is willing to return to the London that he knew. The study of this thesis concerns with the personality development of the main character in Neverwhere.In this study‚ the main character’s adaptation against a new environment through the ego defense mechanism in facing his anxiety is used as a proof in the personality development. The method of the study used in this thesis is inductive method. It analyzes the data from particular cases to general conclusion. The data are collected through
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make up the personality and clash with one another. These structures are the Id‚ Ego and Superego. According to Freud‚ we are born with our Id‚ with such things as hunger‚ sex or aggression. The id doesn’t care about reality‚ about the needs of anyone else‚ only its own satisfaction. And Freud believed that the id is based on our pleasure principle. However‚ the ego is based on the reality principle. The ego understands that other people have needs and desires and that sometimes being impulsive
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