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Psychoanalytic Criticism
Presented by;
Abdulnasser, Raima
Jabasa, Hazel
Sumpo, Arnold
Psychoanalytic Criticism
 Psychoanalytical criticism seeks to explore literature
by examining how the follow issues are represented:
 How human mental and psychological
development occurs
 How the human mind works
 The root causes of psychological problems
 How the id, ego, and superego are
represented
Psychoanalytic Criticism
 This information can be used to analyze
literature using two different approaches:
1. Psychoanalysis of the author: this often
requires research of the author’s life, but
some academics make inferences based
on the author’s writing
2. Psychoanalysis of the character(s)
Freudian Criticism
 Based on the work of
Sigmund Freud (1856–
1939).
 Earliest application
focused on the text as a
window into the psyche of
the author – dream
analysis
 Later applied to character
and reader analysis
The Id, the Ego, the Superego
EGO
ID SUPEREGO
The ID
 Made up of everything the Superego disapproves of,
including rage, depression, “evil”, unchecked sexual
desire, addiction, utter hedonism without restraint,
etc.
 The oldest mental province in the human organism,
present at birth, instinctual – the drive to survive and
to procreate.
 Viewed ultimately as something that needs to be held
in check.
The SUPEREGO
 The mental province that responds to the
demands of parental and immediate social
influences (laws, religious morays, etc.) on
behavior and propriety.
 The parental/patriarchal and authoritarian
gaze that permeates and follows what you do
from childhood into adulthood. Doing “what’s
right” to the extreme.
The EGO
 The intermediary between the Id’s desires
and the external world containing all of its
guidelines for behavior. The ego seeks to
balance the demands of the Id with the
restrictions of the Superego (cultural norms,
rules, moral restrictions). Also referred to as
the “Ideal Self” which attempts to repress
unchecked Id’s desires while also allowing for
acceptable levels of satisfying needs rooted
in the Id.
Parental Relationships
 In Freudian psychology, one’s relationship
with one’s parents is the most significant
determiner of how that person will relate with
other humans throughout life.
 In general terms, we tend to seek life partners
that resemble our opposite-sex parent,
whether consciously or unconsciously.
 Freud believed the Id desired the destruction
of the same-sex parent, and union with the
opposite-sex parent. (Oedipus, Electra)
Psychoanalytical Critical Questions
 For psychoanalytical criticism that focuses
on the author:
1. To what extent does the text reveal the
author’s repressed desires?
2. What conflicts exist among the author’s id,
ego, and superego?
3. Does the text indicate any problems in the
author’s psychosexual maturation process
(e.g. Oedipus Complex, oral fixation)?
Psychoanalytical Critical Questions
 For psychoanalytical criticism that focuses
on the character(s):
1. In what way does the text reflect the
psychosexual development of the character?
2. Does the character demonstrate any
neuroses or psychoses?
3. Is the character’s behavior indicative of or
influenced by repressed desires or conflicts
among the id, ego, and superego?
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Psychoanalytic criticism - cpb-ca-c1.wpmucdn.ppt

  • 1. Psychoanalytic Criticism Presented by; Abdulnasser, Raima Jabasa, Hazel Sumpo, Arnold
  • 2. Psychoanalytic Criticism  Psychoanalytical criticism seeks to explore literature by examining how the follow issues are represented:  How human mental and psychological development occurs  How the human mind works  The root causes of psychological problems  How the id, ego, and superego are represented
  • 3. Psychoanalytic Criticism  This information can be used to analyze literature using two different approaches: 1. Psychoanalysis of the author: this often requires research of the author’s life, but some academics make inferences based on the author’s writing 2. Psychoanalysis of the character(s)
  • 4. Freudian Criticism  Based on the work of Sigmund Freud (1856– 1939).  Earliest application focused on the text as a window into the psyche of the author – dream analysis  Later applied to character and reader analysis
  • 5. The Id, the Ego, the Superego EGO ID SUPEREGO
  • 6. The ID  Made up of everything the Superego disapproves of, including rage, depression, “evil”, unchecked sexual desire, addiction, utter hedonism without restraint, etc.  The oldest mental province in the human organism, present at birth, instinctual – the drive to survive and to procreate.  Viewed ultimately as something that needs to be held in check.
  • 7. The SUPEREGO  The mental province that responds to the demands of parental and immediate social influences (laws, religious morays, etc.) on behavior and propriety.  The parental/patriarchal and authoritarian gaze that permeates and follows what you do from childhood into adulthood. Doing “what’s right” to the extreme.
  • 8. The EGO  The intermediary between the Id’s desires and the external world containing all of its guidelines for behavior. The ego seeks to balance the demands of the Id with the restrictions of the Superego (cultural norms, rules, moral restrictions). Also referred to as the “Ideal Self” which attempts to repress unchecked Id’s desires while also allowing for acceptable levels of satisfying needs rooted in the Id.
  • 9. Parental Relationships  In Freudian psychology, one’s relationship with one’s parents is the most significant determiner of how that person will relate with other humans throughout life.  In general terms, we tend to seek life partners that resemble our opposite-sex parent, whether consciously or unconsciously.  Freud believed the Id desired the destruction of the same-sex parent, and union with the opposite-sex parent. (Oedipus, Electra)
  • 10. Psychoanalytical Critical Questions  For psychoanalytical criticism that focuses on the author: 1. To what extent does the text reveal the author’s repressed desires? 2. What conflicts exist among the author’s id, ego, and superego? 3. Does the text indicate any problems in the author’s psychosexual maturation process (e.g. Oedipus Complex, oral fixation)?
  • 11. Psychoanalytical Critical Questions  For psychoanalytical criticism that focuses on the character(s): 1. In what way does the text reflect the psychosexual development of the character? 2. Does the character demonstrate any neuroses or psychoses? 3. Is the character’s behavior indicative of or influenced by repressed desires or conflicts among the id, ego, and superego?