Instinct

theme of this story appears to be that it is important for a person to recognize what their instinct is trying to tell them because only that person knows what is best for them, not what others tell them, and to follow that instinct. If people act based on what others tell them to do when their instinct is telling them otherwise, bad decisions and regret can occur. Goodman Brown did not follow his instinct; he followed the orders of…

the war, and the long term effects it has. “Life is simply is one continual watch against the menace of death;-it has transformed us into unthinking animals in order to give us the weapon of instinct.” Remarque uses animals to convey that the hardships of the sometimes forces humans to revert to primitive instinct, similar to the ways that animals behave. Animal brains are unable to experience the complicated thoughts and emotions that humans do, they only…

The depth of the unconscious are an unexplored area of the mind that much is not known of. Freud attempted to crack the puzzle with this theory on the Id and its control over the majority of the unconscious mind. In Freud’s eyes, the Id is an incredible, sophisticated line of thinking riddled with complexity and unique abilities such as dream equating. Hall describes Freud’s idea of the id as a “demanding, impulsive, irrational, asocial, selfish, and pleasure-loving [character]”, which “retains…

motherly instincts. Do mothers always know what's best because they are book smarts? Book smart in the sense that they are wise and know how to give advice and support their child. But then again, many mothers are street smart too, they know how to deal with the circumstances and the issues of the world. Street smart in the sense that they can tell who is trust worthy, they can go momma bear mode and protect their child. Mothers can be both book and street smart because of their motherly…

in which it impacts human instincts. Towards the end of the piece, Freud suggests that civilizations and individuals develop in similar ways.…

Sigmund Freud’s intra-psychic theory on trauma was developed, from inspiration on his clinical case studies in the late nineteenth century. Freud took on the direction that the repression process is a defence against emotional trauma. The term repression was used to describe painful and emotional events, that are able to be blocked out from an individual’s conscious awareness. This is so that the painful effects of the event would not be experienced and intentionally forgotten (Cohen, 1985). The…

laws of the land or even instinct. He uses the example of a person being attacked by a wild animal and another man standing near by. Now, by law the bystander is under no obligation to help the man under attack, so whether he helps or not must be an internal decision. He will find inside himself two warring instincts, the first is self preservation, making him want to run away, the other being the pack (or herd) instinct to help his fellow man. If people just lived by instinct, the stronger of…

published works in this area. These three authors have several points that are similar to each other, as well as their differences also. The points are: the relationships between humans and animals, the competition for life in all species, and the instincts that animals possess. Also, the main goal of life, which is survival, is deeply embodied in each of these works. First, animals and humans have interacted with each other for numerous years. Examples of these interactions can be found within…

He mentions material as a cause, which is very valid in my opinion. I believe that if more than one individual is in need or wants the same object, conflicts may arise. Supporting this is the instinct of destruction that Freud mentioned earlier, which is the one that controls the human mind into negative thoughts, such as; death, war, etc. One question I would ask Freud is if he thinks greed plays a role in war? This is because we can never get…

Intriguing heroes are plenty, villains, not so many. However, the ‘Batman’ universe gave the world a menacing yet fascinating super villain with a chalk white face, green hair, and a fear inducing Glasgow smile. Unlike the many other fictional villains who petrified the world with super powers and super weapons, this man was able to instil gut wrenching fear by virtue of his “strange” personality. It is for this very reason that the “Joker” is such a captivating and interesting character to…