Psychological Criticism on It’s Kind of a Funny Story
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, believes that a person gains insight by bringing the unconsciousness to the consciousness. Through this insight, catharsis may begin. Craig’s conscious mind suppresses him through the exhibition of his best friends’ romantic lives. Academic expectations and jealousy that cause stress is a part of the conscious mind. The preconsciousness includes all aspects of consciousness except for the awareness. A person can prompt the preconscious mind at anytime. Emotions and desires, which drive actions, are a part of the unconscious mind. Catharsis is the emotional release that relieves issues in a person 's mind. Psychological criticism further analyzes …show more content…
The conscious mind plays an important role in Craig’s depression through the “Tentacles.” Craig describes these Tentacles as all the evil tasks that he has to deal with. The biggest Tentacles for Craig is his best friends ' relationship. He is in love with his best friend 's girlfriend, Nia. This results in high levels of jealousy and illusory rejection. Craig explains, “Problem was, no matter what girl I was talking to online, when I came to the end of the whole process, I would run to the bathroom. And as I knelt down in front of the toilet, in the final few milliseconds, I would think about Nia," (Vizzini 92). No matter how hard Craig tries, he is unable to take his mind off of Nia. Craig feels rejected because Nia chose his friend instead of himself. This rejection lowers his self image and feeds his depression and his suicidal thoughts. These tentacles prove that Craig has issues coping with his anxiety. His inability to cope with anxiety results in his preconscious state of …show more content…
He told us that if we were interested in getting into finance, we had better work hard and smart because a lot of machines were able to make investment decisions now, and in the future, computer programs would run everything. He asked the class how many of us were taking computer science, and everybody but me and this one girl who didn’t speak English raised their hands.
“Great, excellent,” the guy had said. “You other people are out of a job! Heh heh. Learn comp sci.”
Please die right now, I mumbled in my head, where more and more activity was taking place. The Cycling had begun to develop, although it hadn’t hit hard, and I didn’t know quite what it was yet (98.)
The cycle going on in Craig 's mind proves his incapability of coping with anxiety. When one negative thought comes up, Craig 's mind creates a loop. He is unable to clear the negative thoughts, overwhelming himself. Most of the cycling comes about school situations, such as when this man is presenting. Craig spent most of middle school preparing for the entrance exam. The school 's difficulty aside from the exam shocks him. Craig feels as though he is not fulfilling the school 's expectations. His self-image lowers as he struggles to complete work and others handle the school with
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, believes that a person gains insight by bringing the unconsciousness to the consciousness. Through this insight, catharsis may begin. Craig’s conscious mind suppresses him through the exhibition of his best friends’ romantic lives. Academic expectations and jealousy that cause stress is a part of the conscious mind. The preconsciousness includes all aspects of consciousness except for the awareness. A person can prompt the preconscious mind at anytime. Emotions and desires, which drive actions, are a part of the unconscious mind. Catharsis is the emotional release that relieves issues in a person 's mind. Psychological criticism further analyzes …show more content…
The conscious mind plays an important role in Craig’s depression through the “Tentacles.” Craig describes these Tentacles as all the evil tasks that he has to deal with. The biggest Tentacles for Craig is his best friends ' relationship. He is in love with his best friend 's girlfriend, Nia. This results in high levels of jealousy and illusory rejection. Craig explains, “Problem was, no matter what girl I was talking to online, when I came to the end of the whole process, I would run to the bathroom. And as I knelt down in front of the toilet, in the final few milliseconds, I would think about Nia," (Vizzini 92). No matter how hard Craig tries, he is unable to take his mind off of Nia. Craig feels rejected because Nia chose his friend instead of himself. This rejection lowers his self image and feeds his depression and his suicidal thoughts. These tentacles prove that Craig has issues coping with his anxiety. His inability to cope with anxiety results in his preconscious state of …show more content…
He told us that if we were interested in getting into finance, we had better work hard and smart because a lot of machines were able to make investment decisions now, and in the future, computer programs would run everything. He asked the class how many of us were taking computer science, and everybody but me and this one girl who didn’t speak English raised their hands.
“Great, excellent,” the guy had said. “You other people are out of a job! Heh heh. Learn comp sci.”
Please die right now, I mumbled in my head, where more and more activity was taking place. The Cycling had begun to develop, although it hadn’t hit hard, and I didn’t know quite what it was yet (98.)
The cycle going on in Craig 's mind proves his incapability of coping with anxiety. When one negative thought comes up, Craig 's mind creates a loop. He is unable to clear the negative thoughts, overwhelming himself. Most of the cycling comes about school situations, such as when this man is presenting. Craig spent most of middle school preparing for the entrance exam. The school 's difficulty aside from the exam shocks him. Craig feels as though he is not fulfilling the school 's expectations. His self-image lowers as he struggles to complete work and others handle the school with