Dream a Little Dream
“Sigmund Freud believed that nothing you do occurs by chance; every action and thought is motivated by your unconscious at some level. In order to live in a civilized society, you have a tendency to hold back our urges and repress our impulses” (Dream Moods). All throughout the novel, Raskolnikov’s encounters a series of dreams that are heavily demonstrated by the Psychoanalytic Theory. In this theory, Freud constructs three main parts that include the id, ego, and superego which showcase the madness, guilt, and innocence in Raskolnikov. In the novel Crime and Punishment, The Psychoanalytic Theory is illustrated throughout Raskolnikov's dreams such as the suffering horse, Petrovich beating the landlady, and when he attempts to murder Alyona.
During Raskolnikov’s first dream, he imagines himself as a young boy with his father. As they were walking they encountered Mikolka and a group of drunken friends who were beating a white horse to the brink of death. In this dream, the side of Raskolnikov’s id is brought to the reader's attention because of the innocence he demonstrates where “He used to cling close to his father” (Dostoevsky 57) and also how Mikolka proceeded to kill the horse “dealing random blows with the crowbar” (61).In addition to the killing, Mikolka felt that …show more content…
The first dream illustrates his id being a young boy and his wishful impulse to act on the murder. In the second, it showcased the ego to avoid’s pain and responsibility of the crime. Then in the last dream, it showcased the superego where Alyona played a monumental role in controlling Raskolnikov's impulsive conscience. In the novel Crime and Punishment, The Psychoanalytic Theory is illustrated throughout Raskolnikov's dreams such as the suffering horse, Petrovich beating the landlady, and when Raskolnikov attempts to murder
“Sigmund Freud believed that nothing you do occurs by chance; every action and thought is motivated by your unconscious at some level. In order to live in a civilized society, you have a tendency to hold back our urges and repress our impulses” (Dream Moods). All throughout the novel, Raskolnikov’s encounters a series of dreams that are heavily demonstrated by the Psychoanalytic Theory. In this theory, Freud constructs three main parts that include the id, ego, and superego which showcase the madness, guilt, and innocence in Raskolnikov. In the novel Crime and Punishment, The Psychoanalytic Theory is illustrated throughout Raskolnikov's dreams such as the suffering horse, Petrovich beating the landlady, and when he attempts to murder Alyona.
During Raskolnikov’s first dream, he imagines himself as a young boy with his father. As they were walking they encountered Mikolka and a group of drunken friends who were beating a white horse to the brink of death. In this dream, the side of Raskolnikov’s id is brought to the reader's attention because of the innocence he demonstrates where “He used to cling close to his father” (Dostoevsky 57) and also how Mikolka proceeded to kill the horse “dealing random blows with the crowbar” (61).In addition to the killing, Mikolka felt that …show more content…
The first dream illustrates his id being a young boy and his wishful impulse to act on the murder. In the second, it showcased the ego to avoid’s pain and responsibility of the crime. Then in the last dream, it showcased the superego where Alyona played a monumental role in controlling Raskolnikov's impulsive conscience. In the novel Crime and Punishment, The Psychoanalytic Theory is illustrated throughout Raskolnikov's dreams such as the suffering horse, Petrovich beating the landlady, and when Raskolnikov attempts to murder