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. ... A door symbolizes a passage from one place to another, between different states of being, between light and dark, reflecting the disassociation Victor experiences. ...

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