"…writing is one of the closet ways to get a detailed look at our dreams…stories, poetry, and songs come from the subconscious…they show the author's inner thoughts and let the reader inside her or his inner soul." Jonathan Malory, Literature inspired by dreams Bram Stoker's Dracula, like many literary works are constantly analyzed by their metaphoric content. Although it is true that some literature is metaphorically intentional, there are many instances where a story is simply a story. Dracula can and should be analyzed through the psychobiographical perspective in which the question of what unconscious elements of the text express the fantasies of the author is raised. The so-called metaphoric content is none other than a reflection of the author's inner psyche in which the neurotic author uses literature as a form of sublimation (Freud, 150).
PSYCHODYNAMIC THEO Psychodynamic Theories Mike Smith, Christine Smith, Arvan Thompson, Marcy Rigsby PSY/405 Dr. Dave Brueshoff October 17, 2011 Psychodynamic Theories The first psychoanalytic theory was conceived by Sigmund Freud (Meyers, 2007). This was the basis for what we have today regarding psychodynamic personality theories. Sigmund Freud’s contribution to this theory includes his thoughts on the stages of psychosexual development, conscious and unconscious minds, and defense mechanisms. This made way for other great psychologists to offer contributions to psychodynamic personality theories, like Alfred Adler’s individual psychological theory, Melanie Klein’s object relations theory, Carl Jung’s analytical psychology theory, and finally, Karen Horney’s psychoanalytic social theory. In this analysis we will look at two specific parts of analyzing psychodynamic theories.
This is one reason why I believe writing is magical because keeping a journal can help you de-stress. There are more than one reasons of why writing is magical. Another reason an why writing is magical because with it you can create unreal worlds and escape reality. Worlds that you wish existed. With writing you can make up your own stories, you can use your imagination as much as you please.
Mary Hoffman has masterfully used the conventions of fantasy genre to explore ideas about life that we can all relate to. We often hear that truth is stranger than fiction. Yet it is possible for fiction to go beyond reality. That’s what happens when worlds are imagined that combine history with fantasy. Mary Hoffman’s bright and suspenseful novel Stravaganza: City of Masks is a great example of the fantasy genre, complete with magic, talismans, time travel, and mysterious circumstances.
Abstract Various personality theories are prevalent in today’s society. Throughout the centuries, a number of minds have attempted to explain personality, and each has submitted a theory or theories, backed with significant research, to validate his or her point of view. This paper will address the Psychodynamic Theories, enumerating key figures, the key concepts that determine personality formation, and how these theories explain disordered personality. In addition, the Psychodynamic Theories will be evaluated for validity, comprehensiveness, applicability, and cultural utility. Psychodynamic Theories Introduction goes here.
In order to create a sense of authenticity, Nam Le abides by verisimilitude in his short stories “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” and “Tehran Calling” in his collection The Boat. His short story narratives utilise compression, poetics and sentence structure which are artifices to create mood and meaning. In this sense this type of fiction is realistic, but untrue. Readers are aware of this from the outset of the novel with Le’s first short story, which overtly illustrates that the stories in the collection are works of fiction. The autobiographical nature of the first passage in “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” introduces the reader to the apparent truth and reality of the story, signalling also what is to be expected in the rest of the collection.
The psychodynamic perspective is based on the work of Sigmund Freud. He created both a theory to explain personality and mental disorders and the form of therapy known as psychoanalysis. The psychodynamic approach assumes that all behaviour and mental processes reflect constant and unconscious struggles within person. These usually involve conflicts between our need to satisfy basic biological instincts, for example, for food, sex or aggression, and the restrictions imposed by society. Not all those who take a Psychodynamic approach accept all of Freud's original ideas, but most would view normal or problematic behavior as the result of a failure to resolve conflicts adequately.
Psychodynamic Theorists Paper David K. DuBose Psych 500 October 22, 2012 Angela J. W. Steele, Psy.D Psychodynamic Theorists There have been several theories over the years that have defined personality development. First, Freud and his influence on the development of personality will be discussed. Secondly, how analyst that followed Freud dissented from his viewpoint. Third, the links between theorists in the psychoanalytical theory groups will be explored. Finally, other psychoanalytical concepts will be discussed.
A Reality Check With the use of symbolism, Aldous Huxley creates a beautiful novel that in essence warns his audience of the future. Huxley’s clever use of symbols in the Brave New World, is often apparent, but just as often, they are deeper and less apparent. With his satirical references to sex, drugs, technology and the naming of his characters, Huxley relates his novel back to his readers and their future. Without recognizing these symbols, the readers could find this novel confusing and ridiculous; but with each symbolic object and person comes a clearer picture of what Huxley us really trying to convey. When reading the Brave New World, the sexual references are often the first things that stand out to the audience.
The Romantic period is an important time in the history of art and writing. This time period turned away from the eighteenth-century emphasis on reason and focused more on imagination, naturalness, the human mind, and other creative properties. The short poems Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Jade Flower Palace by Tu Fu both reflect the Romantic period in a number of ways. Whether it is through choice of words, scenery, or mood, both of these poems are great symbols of romanticism. In the romantic poem Ozymandias, the author uses diction as one way of making his poem fit the category of romanticism.