Hoffman wrote Councillor Krespel, which is the story of a man who is often judged, ridiculed and admired, by those around him, for his abnormal and frequently indecent behavior. ... It is often argued by scholars that Krespel is a controlling, manipulative man who strives for total dominance over his daughter. In my interpretation of the novel, I shall argue that Krespel is not a controlling solipsist, but rather a misconceived artist who comes to a redefining self-revelation through the loss of his daughter. ... Making sense of why the professors fifteen year old daughter gave Krepsel &quo...

• Word Count: 2844
• Approx Pages: 11

Hoffman wrote Councillor Krespel, which is the story of a man who is often judged, ridiculed and admired, by those around him, for his abnormal and frequently indecent behavior. ... It is often argued by scholars that Krespel is a controlling, manipulative man who strives for total dominance over his daughter. In my interpretation of the novel, I shall argue that Krespel is not a controlling solipsist, but rather a misconceived artist who comes to a redefining self-revelation through the loss of his daughter. ... Making sense of why the professors fifteen year old daughter gave Krepsel &quo...

• Word Count: 2844
• Approx Pages: 11

Victor finds himself rejecting his obvious mate, Elizabeth, in pursuit of his deep seeded desire for his mother as his only partner in love and sexual pleasure; his father and Elizabeth are competition for his mother's love. ... "My mother had much desired to have a daughter, but I continued to be their single offspring" (p 42). ... He is due to leave for the University of Ingolstadt soon after Caroline's death yet obtains "from my father a respite of some weeks. ... The moment Victor arrives at the University of Ingolstadt, he expresses "the evil influence, the Angel of Destructi...

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

Our whole family has had to undergo a serious change in routine and diet; we have had to come to terms with giving our baby sister and daughter needles four times daily - easy for my mother and other sister who wanted to be nurses, but much more difficult for my father and myself, who were jittery at the mere sight of needles - and we had to understand the urgency of accepting this routine. ... Story or imagination therapy can be especially helpful for children. Donna O"Toole (1995) says that, "For children the actual story, and the playing out of the story, can be resolution in itself" (p. ...

• Word Count: 3479
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography