Catharsis

Esperanza’s courage is evident through allowing herself to give up Turtle for adoption, and as a result, symbolically laying Ismene to rest. Taylor describes the adoption as a “catharsis” (Kingsolver 220) and notes that Esperanza is, “As happy as if she’d really found a safe place to leave Ismene behind.” (Kingsolver 220) Esperanza’s catharsis demonstrates her courage to finally move on from her past depression and finally take a step forward towards recovery. Moreover, Esperanza’s withdrawn…

In most current literature, there is a clear division between the protagonist and the antagonist. For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it is obvious that Scout Finch is the protagonist or hero while Mr. Bob Ewell is the antagonist or villain. The division between these two characters is prominent and unchangeable. However, in Oedipus Rex, this is not true. In Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles portrays Oedipus as both a villain and hero to impact the audience’s ability to…

simple experiences such as the perception of color, texture of temperature. However, it may also be much more complex such as an individual's thoughts and experience relating to mental disorders, family dysfunction, or death. Throughout the unit “Catharsis and Confession”, the concept of qualia and internal states was expressed through significant pieces of literature. In these pieces of literature, the translation of emotion, and fluid internal states…

displacement of aggression creates a cathartic relief because the aggression has been released, even if it was not toward the original target (Jost & Mentovich, 2017). In this sense, the F-A theory is similar to Freud’s ideas regarding displacement and catharsis - both theories descibe displacement as a way of discharging tension and achieving a state of relief. However, the difference between the two theories is the source of the aggressive forces; for Freud, aggression was an instinctual…

The novel, Schopenhauer Cure, by Irvin Yalom appears to be a supplement of his book, The Theory and Practice of Group Therapy. In the novel, Julius Hertzfield, the therapist, discovered he was diagnosed with melanoma. According to The Skin Cancer Foundation, “ Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer, these cancerous growths develop when unrepaired DNA damage to skin cells (most often caused by ultraviolet radiation from sunshine or tanning beds) triggers mutations (genetic defects)…

A Great Tragedy Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest tragedies ever written. Othello idealizes Desdemona as a Christ figure, labels Othello as the tragic hero, and also follows the guidelines of Aristotle’s definition of a great tragedy. Othello is a prime example of what a true tragedy should consist of. Desdemona is considered the Christ figure in Othello because her life parallels that of Jesus Christ. Like Christ, Desdemona is considered…

In the play, Giles Corey’s death leads the audience to catharsis. After Giles provides a deposition about Thomas Putnam prompted his “daughter to cry witchery upon George Jacobs (Miller 1299)”, Danforth questions Giles who wrote the deposition and arrests Giles for “contempt for the court (Miller 1299)”. Giles…

Brutus thought he could. According to Aristotle’s definition of tragic hero, the tragic hero of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is Brutus because he fits all five characteristics: nobility, hamartia, peripeteia, anagnorisis, and catharsis.…

emotions have specific causes and effects. This applies to Creon. Creon had to think everyday, that if he had changed his mind, what could have been different in his depressed life. The pathos in Antigone shows that in the end, the reader feels catharsis for Creon. Creon comes to an understanding of Antigone's viewpoint and Haemon's, when it is too late. "Can’t fight against what’s destined. It is hard, but I’ll change my mind...I must personally undo what I have done”(26). The audience now sees…

Catharsis, and the overall narrative of the art of Greek Tragedy, has always played an immense part in the storytelling of the horrific within the Disney filmography, ever since their first feature-length film venture in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). As a form of dramatic release, catharsis is best described as a form of tragedy that “…brings recognition of who and what we are.” (Rorty, 1992), and “…provides us with the appropriate objects towards which to feel pity or fear." (Lear,…