Alter ego

Doppelganger. Noun. A ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. The double may not be nearly as obvious in normal society as one person having two completely different appearances, but some people may lead a ‘double life’ which is the same concept. Someone could have two very distinct personalities that almost form two people that are incredibly different. This concept of a doppelganger is very prevalent in life and more importantly in literature. Doppelgangers are especially seen in…

beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim” (Wilde 1). However, on occasion art begins beautiful and then alters negatively. This is the case in both Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Percival Everett’s Erasure. Although the stories within each are very different in nature, they are interconnected in the way that the work of art within each alters and changes. Plato stated in Phaedrus, “writing has one grave fault in common with painting; for the creations of…

immediately satisfied. On the other hand, the ego is the balanced decision making component of the psyche. It works out realistic ways to satisfy the id’s demands. The ego considers social realities and norms and decides how to properly behave. Finally, the superego works to control the id’s impulses and to persuade the ego to operate under the guide of morals. An important factor of the superego is that it can punish the ego through feelings of guilt. If the ego gives into the id’s demands, the…

Additionally, Adler’s theory of masculine protest influenced The Sun Also Rises. After reflecting on societal trends, Adler concluded that men see themselves as superior and have more control than women in society (Boerre 26). Throughout the novel, Brett changes her relationships constantly, but is always involved in a romantic relationship with one or more male characters at a time. Brett is independent because she chooses which men to have a relationship with, but, she is controlled by her…

expresses his anger as he mentioned to Sally. He states, “I shouldn’t have said it and I probably wouldn 't 've ordinarily. But she was depressing the hell out of me” (Holden 133). Freud would believe that Holden 's superego conflicts with his normal ego as he blatantly said that Sally was annoying him, but he was hesitant in telling…

identity and perception through the narrator’s character, who, ironically, is never assigned a name throughout the film. The narrator undergoes a shift from initially having a complete disconnection from the real world to adopting a second identity or alter-ego (“Tyler Durden”) that allows the narrator to live life the way he wishes he could live it. Both identities are part of the narrator himself: one adheres to society’s prerequisites while the other blatantly disobeys and rebels against…

are unbelievably important and relevant to the studies in each field. With most, if not all readings hinting at social psychology 25 and 28 both revolve around personality as Reading 30 addresses Freud’s daughter study over her father’s theories of egos while Readings 35 and 36 go over studies dealing with psychotherapy. Nonetheless, as Rotter goes over internal and external locus of control fate, he inevitably develops a test ultimately measuring a person’s locus of control. However, his work…

The present thesis, is aimed to analyze the social behavior of transnational corporations during the economic crisis of late 2000s. While the growth of world´s GDP was negative in 2009 (-2.1%) and many corporations experienced cuts in employment, limited access to credit, and reductions in capital and technological spending (Campello et al., 2010: 1), the social investment of many firms followed a counter-intuitive move by increasing their social contributions in more than 228%. Between 2004…

which focuses on the id, ego and superego, all of which contribute towards the understanding of human behaviour. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield goes on a three day journey to New York where he has the opportunity to live without rules and principles. Throughout Holden Caulfield’s journey, several aspects…

All types of kids will die someday no matter how hard you try to make their lives better economically; similar to the tale “Kids Who Die” by Langston Hughes. Hughes was a literary icon well known for writing about the African Americans’ experience with racism and discrimination during the 1950-1960’s. He was the leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance promoting upcoming young poets. On the other hand, he was the first black poet to support himself through his writing, according to the Poetry…