1. Psychoanalysis of the Scarlet Letter
Freud's ideas suggest that people are ruled to a large degree by their subconscious. Nevertheless, people are judged by their actions and not by their subconscious yearnings and agendas. ... Just like the forest, the subconscious mind is dark, secretive, and extremely private. ... While Hester is actually acting upon her id, their subconscious minds project identical desires. ... 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 ow...
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