This means that Anderson was not only trying to trick the reader into accepting the character as real, but also take the reader into the deep mind of the character to help them to better understand the seemingly uncomplicated, but truly complex, individual. ... "The theme that dominates all Anderson's works [is] the conflict between organized society and the subconscious instincts of the individual" (Columbia pg 1585). ...

• Word Count: 593
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein explores many aspects of the conscious and unconscious mind. Shelley uses light and dark throughout the novel to symbolize the duality of the mind, a representation of Victor's conscious and unconscious mind. Victor's conscious behavior is clouded by his unconscious repressed desires, as he struggles with the Oedipus complex, defined as subconscious feelings in children of intense competition and even hatred toward the parent of the same sex, and feelings of romantic love toward the parent of the opposite sex, if these conflicting feelings are not s...

• Word Count: 2532
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate