Essays about: "unconscious motives"

Found 3 essays containing the words unconscious motives.

  1. 1. Thick Love : A Psychoanalytical Study of Mother-Daughter Relationships in Toni Morrison’s Beloved

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för utbildningsvetenskap

    Author : Khuteibe Hashim; [2021]
    Keywords : Psychoanalytical Criticism; Sigmund Freud; Jacques Lacan; Julia Kristeva; Beloved; Toni Morrison; Abjection; Semiotic; Symbolic; Imaginary; Mirror-stage; Defense Mechanism;

    Abstract : This study employs psychoanalytical theories to explore how the conscious, unconscious, and subconscious workings of the mind, combined with a search for identity, are presented and dealt with in Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved (1987). It is done through a close reading and in-depth textual analysis of thematic concerns raised in the work. READ MORE

  3. 2. Because I Am In My Prime : ”A Psychoanalytical Reading of Muriel Spark’s  The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Hanna Pohjola; [2013]
    Keywords : Scottish literature; psychoanalysis; unconscious motives;

    Abstract : This essay is a psychoanalytical reading of the Scottish author Muriel Spark’s novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The protagonist is a charismatic teacher, who is popular among her pupils, but who appears to use her power and position merely in order to manipulate her pupils. READ MORE

  4. 3. Meet the Flintstones - a critical essay on the perpetuation of the 'caveman' stereotype, from the late 1800's to today.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Sarah Moyneur; [2013]
    Keywords : Stereotype; Stone Age; Illustrations; Academic; Popular Culture; Perspectives; Socio-Politics; Late 1800 s; 1960 s; Modern.; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Images can convey a lot in a little space, and communicate in a way that words cannot. For this reason, studying visual communication is important in order to ensure that users are conveying the right message. This thesis aims to better understand paleolithic reconstructions. READ MORE