In a comment, post a thesis statement that uses either psychoanalytic theory or Marxist theory to create an argument about a work of your choice. This can be about
The Crucible or something else of your choosing. Be sure to read the posts prior to yours so your ideas aren't redundant.
In The Crucible, the effects of the red scare and trials can be seen through Millers writing of the choas of the trials.
ReplyDeleteIn The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the character of Abigail Williams demostrates that unconscious motivations of a character leads to irrational behavior and fear.
ReplyDeleteIn "Ghost Story," Straub uses Don Wanderly to depict human nature's natural instincts to guide him from difficult situations even when the best option may have been to stand his ground.
ReplyDeleteIn "Kite Runner" Hosseini illustrates the how children strive for the attention and acceptance of their care-givers at any cost, through the relationships between Amir, his father, and Hassan.
ReplyDeleteIn "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, he uses the character Danforth, to represent the complexities of the superego and how what appears to be the right action may actually be wrong.
ReplyDeleteIn "The Bell Jar," Sylvia Plath utilizes the character Esther to portray how an individual’s past experiences may lead to some aspect of unconscious reasoning during decision making for future choices.
ReplyDeleteIn The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail's character illustrates the symbolic stage in a girl's life when she begins to identify with cultural norms. Abigail demonstrates the actions that accompany this stage in life through her conformity with society's witchcraft accusations.
ReplyDeleteIn "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close", Jonathan Safran Foer uses Oskar Schell to illustrate how tragedy in a child's life can help bring them into the state of reality in their life.
ReplyDeleteIn The Crucible, a historical fiction play written about the infamous witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts three centuries ago, the character Abigail is influenced mostly by her desire as she spreads lies and accusations while acting out because of her lust for a married man who does not reciprocate such feelings.
ReplyDeleteIn "The Crucible", Arthur Miller describes Danforth as a power-hungry character, trying mainly to reach perfection as well as conformity in Salem.
ReplyDeleteIn The Catcher and the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield experiences many things through a series of days, and each of them are carefully illustrated by his knowing of right and wrong, and what ultimatly takes over.
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ReplyDeleteIn the Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is a adolescent figure that defies conformity through himself and his inablity to let go of his childhood.
ReplyDeleteAmory Blaine, the centralized character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "This Side of Paradise," demonstrates that one must embody the demeanor of an egotist so one can balance and transition from a life of obsolete luxuriousness to the ideals of a new emerging reality preaching the social reform of the conformist society.
ReplyDeleteIn the "The Crucible", Arthur Miller explores psychoanalytic theory in the characters through out the story by letting them balence their "id" "ego" and "superego" complexs in actions and reactions.
ReplyDeleteIn The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses Abigail to show how the id of people completely controls their actions.
ReplyDeleteIn Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the superego is prominently found in the character George, for he thinks things thoroughly through, unlike Lennie, whose childlike stature enhances his id, for he acts through heart and feeling alone.
ReplyDeleteIn the Crucible, detail in Arthur Miller's writing reveals the effect of id on anyone's mind. This effect id has on people is represented through Abigail because their is prominence of id in her actions.
ReplyDeleteAyn Rand uses the Comittee as a representation of the Super Ego of the book. Each charater battles with the rules and regulations set down by the leaders when attempting to make a decision.
ReplyDeleteIn The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses the social order of Salem to exemplify the idea that the lower class is held in its place by the imposition of fear enacted by the upper ranks of society.
ReplyDeleteIn "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey, different characters exemplify the id, ego, and superego, with the id character emerging as the hero.
ReplyDeleteIn the "Catcher in the Rye" Salinger uses the character of Holden to represent the struggles of growing up by using the "ego" or the balance between his personal desires and impulses of society.
ReplyDeletethe crucible shows the struggle of the id, ego, and the superego within more than one person: Abigail has to deal with her desires that set off the id, ego, and superego inside of her.
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ReplyDeleteIn "Ender's Game" Card depicts the perpetual struggle between id and superego and their balances through Ender and his siblings.
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