In the story, we see Mrs. Morel, pitifully living with an Oedipus complex, which enables her to be a powerful hermaphrodite, gaining access to power. ... The picture he finished on the day of his mother's death, one that he felt the most satisfied with, was the last thing he did. " Secondly, in this "Oedipus Complex ", Paul abnormally loved his mother. ...
Through the course of the story you can see the constant battle between the parents begin to have an adverse effect on the children's upbringing. ... Within this story it is not the case at all. ... "You must remember that with the Oedipus complex it is not just the love for the mother, but the hatred for the father because of the constant competition for her love" (Slade 28). ...
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 successfully resolved, they contribute to neuroses in later life. ...
The Battleground for the Self Man's scheme in the universe fills a vast array of emotions and passions; living in a world of time and change automatically subjects his experience to joy and turmoil, boasts and sighs, pleasures and sorrows. Many of these experiences would pass from the breath of tim...
