Furthermore, this paper examines the psychological themes, motifs and symbols available in the story. The whole thing happening in the story will be presented as a dream analysis of the narrator. ... He published "The Oval Portrait" in 1842 which is also considered one of his shortest stories. ... In the beginning of the story the narrator compares the chateau to the dark castles in Ann Radcliff's stories which had a gothic setting. ... Regarding these explanations it can also create an innate "Oedipus complex" in Poe himself later strengthened by the evidences in his ...

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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. ...

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