What Can We Learn from “Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality”[1905]
“Three Essays on the Theory of sexuality” [1905] is one of a kind revolutionary contribute by Freud which helps us understand the complex nature of sexuality in a new light. The most interesting part of these essays is his discussion on sexuality in the period of childhood years and relating infantile behaviors to adult sexual aberrations. Sexuality in infants and its influence on later stages of puberty and adulthood is reoccurring idea in these essays. Freud’s claims especially about infantile sexuality do appear shocking at some instances but his sense of reasoning and layered nature of narration makes “Three Essays on the Theory of sexuality” [1905] an interesting read. …show more content…
He is disapproving the “popular opinion” by viewing homosexuality as normal sexual behaviour and nullifies the concept of nervous degeneration. This displacement of sexual object is explained as compromise between the impulses striving for man and woman. He reasons that the perversions(oral sex, anal sex, fetishism, etc.) is not innate but a result of many different external factors namely component instincts that relate to pleasure derived from the sensual parts of body other than genitals. Furthermore the perversions are seen as normal by Freud as long as they do not completely replace the normal sexual aims. One must admire Freud’s meticulous differentiation between different types of sexual deviations and his reasoning for such deviations. The first essay acts like a stage for setting up the bigger play of “infantile …show more content…
Freud adheres to his earlier claims of thumb-sucking being pleasure seeking act and hints on it being masturbatory in nature. According to Freud sexual drives thus originate from erotogenic zones which move from lips to anal zone and genitals in the end. He adds that the polymorphous nature of infantile sexuality is an early stage in the development of adult sexuality and it changes its course by switching its domination to genital zones from other erotogenic zones. Freud later says that “the infantile connection between fighting and sexual excitation act as a determinant for the future preferred course of sexual impulse” to illustrate the role of infantile sexuality in the evolution of normal adult
“Three Essays on the Theory of sexuality” [1905] is one of a kind revolutionary contribute by Freud which helps us understand the complex nature of sexuality in a new light. The most interesting part of these essays is his discussion on sexuality in the period of childhood years and relating infantile behaviors to adult sexual aberrations. Sexuality in infants and its influence on later stages of puberty and adulthood is reoccurring idea in these essays. Freud’s claims especially about infantile sexuality do appear shocking at some instances but his sense of reasoning and layered nature of narration makes “Three Essays on the Theory of sexuality” [1905] an interesting read. …show more content…
He is disapproving the “popular opinion” by viewing homosexuality as normal sexual behaviour and nullifies the concept of nervous degeneration. This displacement of sexual object is explained as compromise between the impulses striving for man and woman. He reasons that the perversions(oral sex, anal sex, fetishism, etc.) is not innate but a result of many different external factors namely component instincts that relate to pleasure derived from the sensual parts of body other than genitals. Furthermore the perversions are seen as normal by Freud as long as they do not completely replace the normal sexual aims. One must admire Freud’s meticulous differentiation between different types of sexual deviations and his reasoning for such deviations. The first essay acts like a stage for setting up the bigger play of “infantile …show more content…
Freud adheres to his earlier claims of thumb-sucking being pleasure seeking act and hints on it being masturbatory in nature. According to Freud sexual drives thus originate from erotogenic zones which move from lips to anal zone and genitals in the end. He adds that the polymorphous nature of infantile sexuality is an early stage in the development of adult sexuality and it changes its course by switching its domination to genital zones from other erotogenic zones. Freud later says that “the infantile connection between fighting and sexual excitation act as a determinant for the future preferred course of sexual impulse” to illustrate the role of infantile sexuality in the evolution of normal adult