On the surface, psychoanalysis can be defined as “a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association” (GOOGLE). As a primary component of the psychoanalysis movement, Sigmund Freud encompasses theories regarding dream interpretation in order to reveal one’s internal thoughts. According to Freud 's theories about dream analysis, our unconscious mind enables us to manipulate our internal thoughts and emotions into a form of artistic expression. As humans, we typically have an innate tendency to suppress
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In what I have written I have only attempted to interpret the deepest layer of impulses in the mind of the creative writer (BOOK).
As a result of Freud’s theories, the unconscious desires embedded within an individual’s mind can contribute to artistic expressions such as literature. Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, utilizes this type of coping mechanism of artistic expression to consider various interpretations of her unconscious desires stemming from her childhood. Despite Kingsolver’s unconscious desires stemming from childhood, Freud states that when a poet (or writer) “unravels the past, …, [she] is at the same time compelling us to recognize our own inner minds, in which those same impulses, though suppressed, are still to be found” (BOOK). In other words, the thoughts and emotions that plagued our minds regarding a traumatic event will always linger regardless of how many years have passed. In a far-fetched sense, the Poisonwood Bible serves as Kingsolver’s dream in which she manipulates various elements to consider multiple
In what I have written I have only attempted to interpret the deepest layer of impulses in the mind of the creative writer (BOOK).
As a result of Freud’s theories, the unconscious desires embedded within an individual’s mind can contribute to artistic expressions such as literature. Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, utilizes this type of coping mechanism of artistic expression to consider various interpretations of her unconscious desires stemming from her childhood. Despite Kingsolver’s unconscious desires stemming from childhood, Freud states that when a poet (or writer) “unravels the past, …, [she] is at the same time compelling us to recognize our own inner minds, in which those same impulses, though suppressed, are still to be found” (BOOK). In other words, the thoughts and emotions that plagued our minds regarding a traumatic event will always linger regardless of how many years have passed. In a far-fetched sense, the Poisonwood Bible serves as Kingsolver’s dream in which she manipulates various elements to consider multiple