The  doppelganger  is a literary technique in which a double (or look-alike) appears in the story as a representation of evil. 2. The doppelganger technique is a literary technique by which a character is duplicated (usually in the form of an alter ego, though sometimes as a ghostly counterpart) or divided into two distinct, usually opposite personalities. ... More than a regular story, the latter one, is a study of the unconscious mind, and in some critic's opinion is an early version of Freud's theory of the subconscious. ... However, it does not refer to all impulses, but to t...

• Word Count: 1909
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School