Freud's ideas and assumptions can be perfectly linked in a psychoanalysis of The Scarlet Letter. ... His ideas about the id, the ego, and the superego are extremely significant when taking a look at characters in The Scarlet Letter. ... Happy are you, Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! ... Freud's theories are especially interesting when applying them to The Scarlet Letter and their characters because it proves that everyone has subconscious yearnings that sometimes do not agree with their own superego, a completely different portion of their mind. ...

• Word Count: 1596
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Freud's ideas and assumptions can be perfectly linked in a psychoanalysis of The Scarlet Letter. ... His ideas about the id, the ego, and the superego are extremely significant when taking a look at characters in The Scarlet Letter. ... Happy are you, Hester, that wear the scarlet letter openly upon your bosom! ... Freud's theories are especially interesting when applying them to The Scarlet Letter and their characters because it proves that everyone has subconscious yearnings that sometimes do not agree with their own superego, a completely different portion of their mind. ...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School