John Wade, from In the Lake of the Woods, and Nando Parrado in Miracle in the Andes, seem to have completely opposite outlooks on their past, current situation, and futures. John Wade is utterly trapped by his past, while Nando Parrado seems to use his past as a slingshot into his future. However, these seemingly very different viewpoints can be validated and confirmed using Freud’s opinions in the following ways: Freud would diagnose John Wade with neurotic behavior as a consequence of his surroundings and past, and Freud would also say that Nando’s love for his father didn’t get him through the terror on the mountain, but rather Nando’s father became the only super ego in his life because of the isolation of civilization. John Wade went through many traumatic events in his lifetime making his perspective on life and the future a very negative one. Firstly, John experienced an …show more content…
According to Freud, John Wade was a neurotic person who had become neurotic when his ego failed to deal with its desires through repression or displacement or renunciation of instinct. “...the neurotic creates substitutive satisfactions for himself in his symptoms, and these either cause him suffering in themselves overcome sources of suffering for him by raising difficulties in his relations with his environment and the society he belongs to.” (Freud 89). Wade was unable to look towards the future because of everything he had faced in his past. Freud could also validate Nando Parrado’s behavior using his theories by saying that Nando placed his father as the “super ego”. The super ego can be defined as the conscience. With this in mind, this concept can be easily recognized throughout Nando’s time on the mountain. The super ego watches the ego’s every move and punishes with guilt and anxiety. Nando felt guilt and anxiety multiple times while on the
I believe from Freud’s arguments of neurosis, that he would diagnose John Wade with this. Neurotic behavior can occur from traumatic events. The traumatic events in John Wade’s life include his emotionally abusive father, his father’s suicide, and the Vietnam War. Because of these events, according to Freud, he probably had many internal impulses that were improperly repressed by the ego, so he found substitutions. Wade became neurotic when his ego failed to deal with its desires through repression or displacement or renunciation of instinct. “...the neurotic creates substitutive satisfactions for himself in his symptoms, and these either cause him suffering in themselves overcome sources of suffering for him by raising difficulties in his relations with his environment and the society he belongs to.” (Freud 89). What was discussed in my point about suppression of aggression also applies here, and what I think in large part led to his development of
Para poder realizar dicho perfil las área estudiadas u observadas referente a las teoría de la personalidad y es aquí donde entrarían las teoría psicosociales y la teoría referente a las diversas personalidades presentadas por Sigmund Freud. Antes de conocer dichas teorías debemos entender primero, ¿Quién fue Sigmund Freud?:
John normally, and in theory, would never do those things. John would only have sex with his soul mate for life, and would absolutely not do soma. Society turned John around so much, that he did all of this, and did what society called happiness. He committed a suicide attack. Q: What faults does John find with the philosophy of happiness, identity, and social stability?
Sigmund Freud is considered to be one of the most studied and respected historical figures in psychology. Freud has had a huge impact on the way we think today. He also is responsible for creation psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud is even known as the “father of psychoanalysis”. Through endless contentious theories such as, the Case of Anna O, the Unconscious Mind, the Psyche, and the most infamous of his theories, the Psychosexual stage, Freud has generated many fans and supporters. His works has earned him a place in the list of psychology legends today.
Quoyle stumbles through life, and when he falls, he struggles to pick himself back up as a direct result of his negative self-image. Proulx’s awkward, fragmented syntax shapes the reader’s interpretation of the text, and mirrors Quoyle’s physical and mental journey through life. He was taught insecurity from a young age, and constantly berated by his father, a “sly-looking lump” (60) who most likely pushed his repressed negativity onto Quoyle. Quoyle’s father is presented as tough and unfeeling, even going as far as to throw Quoyle into “pools, brooks, lakes, and surf” (19-20) to fight the boy’s fear of water. Quoyle feels isolated from his family and unwanted by them, and this dismal upbringing becomes something Quoyle can never quite shake off in his adult life. Once he was taught to feel like a disappointment and a burden, he was unable to escape this mentality, and as a result, cannot make anything of his life,
Contemporary Psychology, 36, 575-577. Freud, S. (1961). The Species of the World. The Complete Works of Sigmund Freud. London: The Hogarths.
he was willing to kill himself to save mikey. why did rebecca payne change her attitude towards the archibald and helps them find a donor for their son.because she saw the conversation between john and mikey change her opinion.what change the attitude of Dr.Turner.because john’s pleading with Dr.Turner caused him to change his mind. If John was going to kill himself and there was a good heart available, he would do it .Ultimately, John’s selflessness was what caused both of them to change their mind. There was so much emotion behind his
The professors who composed Psychological Science explain that, “For [Sigmund] Freud, the powerful forces that drive behavior were often in conflict. A key aspect of his thinking was that we are typically unaware of those forces or their conflicts” (Gazzinga et al. 570). To Freud, conflicts in the mind consisted of the never ending battle between the ego, id, and superego. The “id” is the mechanism that drives humans to seek pleasure and avoid pain. The superego is a person’s conscience and morality principle. The “ego” is the mediator between the superego and id. In fact, Freud developed a theory based on analyzing these unconscious struggles which he called the psychoanalytic, sometimes psychodynamic, theory. He recorded peoples’ words and actions to describe their unconscious desires, wishes, fears, and hidden memories. The psychoanalytic theory was later translated into literature as a kind of criticism. This criticism can be applied to any type of literature including dramas. The drama “Naked Lunch” by Michael Hollinger is a good representative of the dramas in which the reader can perceive the unconscious conflicts between the characters through the use of dialogue and non-verbal cues. The reader senses the desires, fears, thoughts, and underlying mechanisms at work behind the conversation and in turn is able to come to a greater understanding of how a person’s word and non-verbal actions describe the person’s subconscious mind.
When this story is viewed through Sigmund Freud’s “psychoanalytic lens” the novel reveals itself as much more than just another gory war novel. According to Sigmund Freud psychology there are three parts of the mind that control a person’s actions which are the id, ego, and superego. Psychoanalysis states that there are three parts of the human mind, both conscious and subconscious, that control a person’s actions. The Id, ego, and
In the Lake of the Woods is a fictional mystery written by Tim O'Brien. Through the book we learn that our lovers, husbands, and wives have qualities beyond what our eyes can see. John Wade and Kathy are in a marriage so obscure that their secrets lead to an emotional downfall. After John Wade loss in his Senatorial Campaign, his feeling towards Kathy take on a whole different outlook. His compulsive and obsessive behavior causes Kathy to distance herself from him. His war experience and emotional trauma are a major cause for his strange behavior. We remain pondering about Kathy's mysterious disappearance, which becomes fatal for her. Possible scenarios are presented in eight chapters marked 'Hypothesis', these chapters add a mysterious twist which can change our train of thought to 'maybe' or 'perhaps' this is the truth.
iv[iv] As quoted by in a lecture on Sigmund Freud, available at http://www.bham.ac.uk/english/bibliography/CurrentCourses/Freud/FreudLecture.html, 12 December 2001.
A quick glance at Life of Pi and a reader may take away the idea that it is an easy read and a novel full of imagination, but take a Freudian view on the work and it transforms into a representation of the human psyche. Martel’s novel takes the reader on a journey with Pi as he struggles for his own survival. Pi experiences a breakdown of each component that makes up ones personality according to Freud throughout the novel. One by one id, ego and super ego both express a huge factor in Pi’s choices and emotions throughout his story. The readers are also introduced to an alternate ending to choose from. This alternate ending plays a key role in understanding how to view the novel through Freudian lenses. Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis clarifies many troubling issues raised in the novel Life of Pi.
The first theory Psychodynamic theory presented by Sigmund Freud, is based on how a person’s self-awareness and understanding of the past on present behavior. Psychody...
The aim of this essay is to clarify the basic principles of Freud’s theories and to raise the main issues.
The ideas used to interpret this play are not classically Freudian, but rather a more contemporary understanding of psychodynamics as influenced by modern existential theory. The ideas of Ernest Becker, one of the more influential figures in the new psychoanalysis, are used throughout this psychological examination.