Goodmans Mental Crisis - An Analysis of Young Goodman Brown from the Perspective of Freuds Psychoanalytic Criticism
Abstract
Under the guidance of Freuds psychoanalytic Criticism, this paper offers a reinterpretation of Nathaniel Hawthornes short story
Young Goodman Brown. By analyzing Freuds concept of original sin, it points out that evil is inherent in human instincts. It is the very instinct that triggers the entire story. Applying Freuds structural model of the psyche, this paper will delve into the protagonists inner struggle
and the gradual collapse of his faith, revealing that the protagonists suffering stems from the intense conflict between his id, ego, and superego, as well as the collapse of his ego ideal, leading to a personality disorder.
Young Goodman Brown. By analyzing Freuds concept of original sin, it points out that evil is inherent in human instincts. It is the very instinct that triggers the entire story. Applying Freuds structural model of the psyche, this paper will delve into the protagonists inner struggle
and the gradual collapse of his faith, revealing that the protagonists suffering stems from the intense conflict between his id, ego, and superego, as well as the collapse of his ego ideal, leading to a personality disorder.
Keywords
Original sin; Human Instincts; Ego Ideal; Personality Disorder
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/rcha.v3i3.7009
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