Are these experiences hallucinatory, a subconscious escape from dissatisfaction with his own marital life? ... If he has indeed travelled back in time then these experiences match his subconscious and it is a true escape from the life he lives. ... This rise and fall of his state of mind could be part of the drugs disruptive influence upon him but throughout Daphne du Maurier keeps the onus fair and square upon the obsessive nature of this past world. ... Shunning more and more the petty and fickle modern life, his mind is staying far more in the then, than the now, causing himself much distre...

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If the advertisements they put out can get to a person on a subconscious level, it will be much easier for a person to be persuaded and not even realize what is being done. ... Seeing thin, beautiful people in each and every commercial on TV leads the viewer to subconsciously think that they should look like that, or that everyone else in the society looks like that. ... Even if this is not the exact message that Remington wanted to portray in his painting, he still made an impact on Tompkins and reached her on a subconscious level, influencing her thoughts and feelings. ... The way that a ...

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The first question that comes to mind is: what exactly is realism? ... By allowing one's consciousness and subconsciousness to function in unison, a deeper sub-consciousness is accessed and by allowing one's true emotions to take control of one's instrument. ... Furthermore, imagination helps the actor to create a detailed picture, for the impossible circumstance, in his mind. ...

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The claim that diarists are only writers and write with the sole intention of unburdening their minds through private expression is not necessarily true. ... Perhaps James' seemingly subdued collection of her "geyser of emotions" is due to the fact that she subconsciously believes that not just women, but men specifically will too be reading her thoughts. ... " Jean Strouse, in her biography of James, explains that this sign-off is an early sign of "an energetic if self-depreciating spirit and a lively mind at work on its limited surroundings.... An enthusiastic suppo...

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Hamlet is hit with the realization that she never loved his father, that her devotion sprung from sheer lust, and that Hamlet's mind is obsessed with obscene imaginings. ... What are these imaginings that are taking place in Hamlet's mind? ... He cannot do it because subconsciously he does not want to hurt his mother. ...

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The idea of mood regulatory function of dreams is supported by Hartmann (2002) who argues that dreaming makes connections guided by emotional concerns with the mind. ... TST suggests that to increasing reproductive success entails experiencing and responding repeatedly to a variety of threat simulation in dreams over time, one becomes better prepared to appraise and cope with threats (p. 897) subconsciously on a neurological and cognitive level and even consciously on a behavioural level. ... Cartwright and her colleagues' (2003) study of depression found that those who reported to hav...

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Raskolnikov's struggle to listen to his mind rather than his heart is portrayed through his thoughts and monologues that occur as he faces many hardships. ... The intellectual part of Rasko's mind tells him such people are insignificant and have no relation to him, while the other part of him fells compassion for those same individuals. ... Later, Raskolnikov shows this confliction within his mind as he later visits Razumihin and immediately decides to leave. ... Raskolnikov is subconsciously trying to talk himself out of turning himself in by being logical in saying that there wo...

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In doing so, the directors convey that while our subconscious emotions can deteriorate our level of consciousness, confronting and learning from them can expand our level of inner and outer awareness. ... Deren's creative control of the mis en scene of the film adds to the dreary, ambiguous atmosphere, setting up the frames to make it seem as if one is trapped in his or her mind while creating implicit meanings for the audience to interpret. ...

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James Joyce's famous collection, "the Dubliners", is a novel that "shows the emotional paralysis in the disillusion of love, fetters of marriage and obstacles in communication."1, among which 'A Painful Case' is one of the most impressive short stories. The protagonist, Mr. James Duffy, lived ...

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