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The psychoanalytical lens is a way of understanding the human mind and the characters within a story. Many different theories have contributed to psychology, but “most psychological criticism of the last century lands at the doorstep of Sigmund Freud” (Gillespie 1). Freud was the father of a psychoanalysis, helped explain human behavior, and came up with a way to treat mental illnesses. Freud focused much of his ideas on psychic forces having an influence on human behavior (Gillespie 2). He had ideas that explained the human mind and how it works. Some of the main psychological ideas focused on while reading include why characters do something, fascinations, relationships, personalities, and hidden meanings through different words and phrases. What makes this lens unique is how it improves the reader’s understanding of the author and characters’ personalities and motives. Understanding what is being read could be improved when using the psychoanalytical lens although, there are definitely drawbacks. Other parts of the book may be confusing and difficult to comprehend. The lens itself is very confusing, especially when using Freud’s ideas. All things considered, applying the psychoanalytical lens to a book forces the reader to think about the motives and personalities of the characters. Psychoanalytical ideas in To Kill a Mockingbird are mostly directed toward the theme that people are not always who they say they are. The psychoanalytical lens could be applied to the book To…

Final essay Concepts The Lens of Reader Response: the promise and Peril of Response-Based Pedagogy Reader-centered approach emphasizes the individual responses. There can be no denying the power and purpose of a reader-centered approach to literature and the degree to which it has positively informed our practice. (Appleman, 2014 pg.30) It’s like when we read a literary text, but we include a collaboration with everything I meant the writer, text and reader to get evidence of the soundness of…

Have you ever been told a story and wanted to find if it’s true? Thanks to Dr. Wechsler you can. David Wechsler was born on the 12th day of January, 1896, in Lespedi, Romania. Wechsler attended college at the city college of New York and Columbia University, he acquired his MA in 1917, and afterward he became a psychologist at Camp Yaphank. It was there that David worked with Edwin Garrigues Boring to test the intelligence army recruits. The unimpressive results gave him the idea that…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (vs) Ludwig Van Beethoven During the classical time frame there were two amazing and talented composers, Mozart and Beethoven. These two men were well-known and extremely gifted. Although not both of them were born with these incredible abilities. There birth places were not the same nor was there child hood. How they operated as young men and into their late adulthood was quite the opposite. In comparison while both men were talented to no end, they were very different…

which is a classical work of Ludwig van Beethoven. The Moonlight Sonata piece started off with great piano music that kind of brings the audience in and then the flutist came in after a few seconds to work its magic. The classical work was very concise in never missing a beat and timing of the piano and the beginning of the flute to jump in was great. Tristesse by Frederic Chopin is a sadistic piece of music which also avails frustration of Chopin of not being in her native country. What stuck…

Beethoven vs. Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven are two of the most greatest, well known composers of all time. They’ve created some very outstanding and magnificent pieces of music that have been listened to for centuries. Though these two artists were both very vital in music history, each having the same rare gift of amazing music ability, the way they composed were very unique when compared to each other. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in a small…

Donna Elvira is portrayed as the “Donna Abbandonata” (abandoned woman) throughout various literature. In particular, I will examine her character through Wolfgang A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s Don Giovanni. Donna Elvira is a sensible and imprudent woman throughout her ordeal with Don Giovanni. She can’t decide whether she wants to kiss Giovanni or to kill him. Donna Elvira is unwavering in her goal throughout the opera. She is in love with Don Giovanni even while being completely aware of his…

with a closing that is all in tonic key. After the closing modulation, the composition is typically finished, but it can continue into what is known as the coda. Following the recapitulation is the optional coda section. The coda is in tonic key and varies considerably in length. However, the coda ends with a complete authentic modulation in the original key. The coda concludes a movement by developing or repeating existing themes. Sonata-allegro form’s popularity grew exponentially during…

The pianist General information: Director: Roman Polanski. Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann Book: based on the autobiographical novel “The pianist” by Wladyslaw Szpilman. Script: Ronald Harwood. Country: Polish – German – French – British co-production. Awards: Palme d’Or at Cannes, Oscar for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted screenplay. Music: Wojciech Kilar, Frederic Chopin Distribution: Focus Features Plot The film is about a Jewish –Polish pianist,…

What Music Does to Memory... By: Denellea McIntosh and Nichole Pierce AP Statistics Period 1 Purpose Music, one of the many factors that enhance our lives, has been a widely ranged field. From Classical music to Hip Hop, there are listeners of all ages, each having their own preference of music. Through research, it has been discovered that memory can be affected by many different factors, including music. Music has been found to stimulate parts of the brain, alleviating stress and…