Day” by Robert Frost and “Mariposa”(meaning butterfly in Spanish) by Edna St. Vincent Millay may seem to be similar by their titles‚ the meanings of the two poems are completely different from each other. The two have differences through their word choice: Frost’s being positive and Millay’s being negative. Robert Frost’s diction creates a positive tone about butterflies flying through the sky in “Blue- Butterfly Day” whereas Edna St. Vincent Millay portrays a negative tone about death coming soon
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Psychoanalysis (Jung) connects to the human psyche that is divided into three parts. The conscious‚ personal unconscious‚ and collective unconscious. The collective unconscious acts as a representation of basic human behavior. Together‚ these states of awareness influence character altogether using past experiences and future ambitions. Powerful archetypes that play a big role on collective consciousness are anima‚ persona‚ and shadow. Humans must accept these elements to fully develop individuation
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Psychology Media Review of Eric Cartman Eric Theodore Cartman is a cartoon character on the show South Park. He is an overweight child who plays the antagonist. He will stop at no costs to get what he wants‚ even if it means intentionally harming his friends and others. Eric lives alone with his mother‚ and never knew his father or who his father is. Eric’s mother spoils him with anything he desires‚ most of the time it is food. If his mother
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ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. The Awakening: Moral Ambiguity In The Awakening‚ Edna finds herself unhappy living in a patriarchal society‚ and gives up her family and life to be content with herself. Her moral ambiguity can be compared to that of many women who sparked the early days of the women’s suffrage movement. Edna “[is] found of her children in an uneven‚ impulsive way” (Chopin 19)‚ and often times gets bored or annoyed with the motherly duties
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Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ a poet and playwright ‚ was best known for her lyrical poetry. She wrote many poems‚ on topics such as love‚ fidelity‚ erotic desire‚ and feminist issues. The part of Millay that wasn’t highly publicized is that she addressed herself as a bisexual and had many affairs with woman before her marriage. It is not said if she continued sexual involments with women after her marriage (though it is quite possible)‚ nor it is not said which of her poems are written about women
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For being alone at home‚ Edna “begins to receive the attentions of Alcee Arobin‚ who is known in Creole society as a womanizer" (Wayne). Edna Pontellier’s sexual and emotional awakening outside of her marriage created a scandal. Notwithstanding‚ Edna embodies a woman struggling to liberate herself sexually‚ economically‚ socially‚ and from patriarchal oppression. Even though she has flaws and ultimate inability to achieve a successfully liberated existence‚ Edna “reflects what many women felt to
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Sarah Moutray Psychoanalysis in The Garden Party In “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield‚ the protagonist Laura is followed as she prepares for a Garden Party that has evidently taken a lot of time and preparation. However‚ her pleasant planning of the party is interrupted by the death of an unknown neighbor. Respectfully‚ Laura at first wants to cancel the party‚ but through her mother and sister’s persuasion‚ she allows the party to go on. After the party‚ she takes leftovers to the
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Psychoanalysis Based on Freud’s theories‚ the mind is always in conflict with itself. The narrator is in conflict with her mind & other characters. John constantly contradicts her thoughts and beliefs creating conflict within herself. She believes she’s sick but is forced to doubt herself when medical authorities contradict her self diagnosis. Questions the validity of her emotions. “I cry at nothing‚ and cry most o fthe time”. She expresses her uneasiness with the house but John
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Psychoanalysis of the Monster from Frankenstein The monster suffers from bipolar because his creator had brought him to life‚ seeming like a bad dream‚ being shunned by the cottagers for his hideousness. Being exposed to hatred and anger so much can cause emotional outbursts. “Yet you‚ my creator‚ detest and spurn me‚ thy creature‚ to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us.”(Shelley‚ 86). His need to fit in is why he was attacked by villagers. The attack
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Psychoanalysis of Aylmer in “The Birthmark” In pop culture‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ or OCD‚ is often used as a synonym for a “neat-freak” or Type-A perfectionist. However‚ the roots of this mental disorder originate in the human psyche. According to Dr. Wayne Goodman‚ a professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai‚ “The symptoms of OCD symbolize the patient’s unconscious struggle for control over drives that are unacceptable at a conscious level.” Because literature
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