In her article “Unconscious” Francoise Meltzer defines the unconscious as “the idea that an individual has within him activities of which he is not aware” (147). In this article Meltzer visits conceptions of the unconscious from the views of many people, one of the being Freud. To Freud the unconscious is understood rhetorically through unintended lapses in memory, slips of the tongue, puns and dreams, analogies, metaphors, anecdotes. Freud breaks down the unconscious into three types: the descriptive, the dynamic, and the systematic. Using Freud’s three types of the unconscious, the id, ego and superego, and the Oedipus Complex Walt Disney Pictures movie Tangled will be analyzed. The first type of the unconscious, the descriptive unconscious
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She displays the necessity for the superego. When she tricks Gothel into leaving the tower, the lack of superego allows her id to indulge in her desires of leaving the tower. Although she is at war with herself when she first leaves the tower on whether or not she did the right thing, Rapunzel in the end gives in to her desires on continues on. Eugene also represents the id because he’s a criminal and does whatever he wants by means of stealing and lying. Eugene also has a constant greed. In the “I’ve Got a Dream” song, Eugene reveals his dream is own and island and be “surrounded by enormous piles of money” (Howard and Greno, Tangled). Pascal represents the ego because he is more level headed that the other characters in the movie. He is constantly advising to Rapunzel, being the voice of reason. He knows when to encourage her or discourage her actions. Although Pascal does not have a voice in the movie, his actions and advises are understood by facial expressions and body movements. Gothel represents the superego. She is Rapunzel’s parental figure that keeps denying her of the things she desires. She tells Rapunzel she can never leave the tower many times and denies her request to go see the lanterns. Gothel provides guilt for what she perceives is bad behavior from Rapunzel and provides love for what she perceives is good behavior from
She displays the necessity for the superego. When she tricks Gothel into leaving the tower, the lack of superego allows her id to indulge in her desires of leaving the tower. Although she is at war with herself when she first leaves the tower on whether or not she did the right thing, Rapunzel in the end gives in to her desires on continues on. Eugene also represents the id because he’s a criminal and does whatever he wants by means of stealing and lying. Eugene also has a constant greed. In the “I’ve Got a Dream” song, Eugene reveals his dream is own and island and be “surrounded by enormous piles of money” (Howard and Greno, Tangled). Pascal represents the ego because he is more level headed that the other characters in the movie. He is constantly advising to Rapunzel, being the voice of reason. He knows when to encourage her or discourage her actions. Although Pascal does not have a voice in the movie, his actions and advises are understood by facial expressions and body movements. Gothel represents the superego. She is Rapunzel’s parental figure that keeps denying her of the things she desires. She tells Rapunzel she can never leave the tower many times and denies her request to go see the lanterns. Gothel provides guilt for what she perceives is bad behavior from Rapunzel and provides love for what she perceives is good behavior from