Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory Of Identity

Miranda began to take her role as Dev’s lover quite seriously. Not only did she buy what she designated as ‘mistress clothes,’ but she also began to dedicate her time to learning about Dev’s culture, which

The id is the unconscious part of our mind that "contains our secret desires, darkest wishes, (and) intense fears" ("Psychoanalytic Criticism" 2). The id is entirely irrational and serves only to fulfill urges and wishes that the person most desires. The superego is also unconscious and is driven by the morality principal. It "represents the demands of morality and of society" (Mullahay 39). The superego urges us to do what will be accepted by our peers and by society. It can be compared to our conscious in the sense that it drives us to do what is right so that we won’t feel guilt or remorse. The third part to the trio is the ego, which is based solely on logic and rationality, and is part of the conscious mind. The ego "represents reason and sanity" and makes sensible and logical decisions even though these decisions may not fulfill all of our desires (Mullahay 36). "The ego (can be called) the battleground for forces of the superego and id" in that it "regulates (the) id and comes to terms with (the) superego" ("Psychoanalytic Criticism" 2).

components. The three components of identity are known as the id, the ego, and the superego. They

“That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.”

The young girl before me stood greatly apart from the rest of the crowd in Mumbai’s largest bazaar. She was wearing nothing but a faded, loose green cloth that covered her skeletal body. Her bare skin was covered in soot and grime, ashy and pale as her face. Her hair was long and unkempt, and it looked like she hadn’t taken a shower in months. She held a bowl to my face and motioned it closer and closer. As she uttered the words “Didi, Didi” meaning “sister” in Hindi, I noticed she had some breathing difficulty. She was wheezing heavily, her brittle bones shaking with each sound she made. Her eyes welled up with tears. Worried and unsure of what to do, I called to my aunt, several steps ahead of me. She turned to the girl and placed a few rupees into her bowl and said “Come on, Siddhi. Let’s go.” I was speechless. I wanted to do more, I wanted to help her. But what could I have done? I was just as helpless.

The id is “impulsive (and unconscious part of our psyche which responds directly and immediately to the instinct…demands immediate satisfaction…not affected by reality, logic...on the contrary, it operates on the pleasure principle (Freud 1920) which is the idea that every…impulse should be satisfied immediately, regardless of the consequences. (McLeod article Id, ego, superego pg. 1) the id is like a “new born…ensures basic needs are met …wants what it wants…” (Prezi presentation) an example of this personality is jack from Lord of the flies, “shut up, Fatty.” (pg. 21) “”Before I could kill it-but-next time!” Jack slammed his knife into a trunk and looked round challengingly.” (pg. 33) “But I shall! Next time! I’ve got to get a barb on this spear! We wounded a pig and the spear fell out. If we could only make barbs-“ (pg. 51) This is a demonstration of jack wanting what he wants and not much caring for anyone else like Piggy who he called “Fatty” not caring for how that effected

When the affair between Miranda and Dev begin, Miranda falls in love with the way that Dev makes her feel older than she is, or like a grown woman. Miranda is a recent college graduate and is still finding her place in the world, making her easily influenced by the people

The id is A reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that constantly strives to satisfy basic drives to survive, reproduce, and aggress. Id operates on the pleasure principle. With Jack as the id of the island, his actions are the mostly driven by animalistic needs to hunt for pigs. In discovering the thrill of the hunt, his pleasure drive is emphasized, which is implied by Freud that can show the basic human need to be satisfied.

She felt as if they had a strong connection because unlike anyone else, he understood her. Dev made her feel wanted and showered her with compliments and simple yet kind and expected gestures; something she never experienced in any of her past relations. For Miranda, “Dev was the first always to pay for things, and hold doors open, and reach across the table in a restaurant to kiss her hand” (Lahiri, 1999, p. 89). She was enchanted by Dev. Similar to Mr. Kapasi, Miranda found solidarity in this married man and because his wife was visiting India for a few weeks “it didn’t seem so wrong” (Lahiri, p. 88).

However marriage ends up with being no escape. The husbands acknowledge their wives as working women however they cannot encourage the feminist self in their wife. In many of Deshpande's novels protagonists are left with no feeling of satisfaction – both physical and mental–because their husbands were not able to understand their feelings. The protagonists who have children, sense a sort of uneasiness in their association with their relatives. They regularly ponder whether history repeats itself regarding the misconception between the parents and the children. The heartless husband and the demanding children get to be hindrances to accomplishing individuality. Therefore the feeling of being caught returns to them even after the marriage too.

Miranda’s entire life revolves around her affair. Once Dev’s constant presence decreases, she has no idea what to do with herself. Everything is associated with him, and she even goes so far as to explore Indian supermarkets and learn to write her name in the Bengali dialect. Wanting to impress him, she buys provocative clothing, but she is merely playing dress up. Her garments are a means to make her seem more mature and to make her a woman instead of an adolescent, but it remains unused. In particular, the silver dress hangs in her closet with the tag still attached; it continuously slips off the hanger, and it foreshadows the falling out of their relationship. One of the main reasons Miranda “loves” Dev is because of his race. She is fascinated

Thinking about losing her child causes she tries to stop kidnapping and also tries to stop making medicine from children. In particular when she find a child’s finger bone and concerns about a boy that has stolen in the past and looking for him then she finds him and backs to his family. This point shows that she suffers from missing her child and she also does not want to other parents have such this experience. Additionally loosing her child causes she considers related between children and their mother. To illustrate this point when she faces with insurance fraud and understands that Morestsi’s sister has AIDS and Moretsi should takes care of her children, she doesn’t tell the police about him. This statement shows that she simpathys with Moretsi’s sister who maybe has her children for short time and “Mma Ramotswe” wants to the mother enjoy of being with her children without concerning about caring for her children.

This part of our mind is responsible for our civilized behavior in the society, and our judgments based on what our parents or our society has taught us to be good or bad. The superego is essential to lead a civilized life, but also inhibiting excessive superego can be harmful as it is not good to always hold back your needs or wishes. The id is the ‘forbidden’ component of our psych. It deals with our innermost wants and fantasies. It comprises of all our immediate and ‘non-sensible’ wants, and mostly, one feels anxious or tensed if a person is ruled majorly by his id, and his needs are not met at once. The id is the morally unacceptable part of our mind, and thus, it isn’t the part of our psych that we exhibit in public.

When reading the “Interpreter of Maladies” the author wants the reader to focus on how difficult it is for adults to communicate with each other. The characters in this story battle with misunderstanding, separation, isolation and guilt. Mr. Kapasi is the interpreter of maladies, who finds no comfort in his marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Das failed to connect and interact with their children. Non- communications extends to all the relationships in this story with dire consequences. The Kapasi family life is impacted by the death of the son, he suffers from the loss; his wife resents him for work with the doctor reminding her of losing him. By Mrs. Kapasi separating from him she makes him feel like a failure because of his position. Her separation from him has him seeking human connections. Their marriage lacked intimacy; he has never seen her naked and she remains clothed when they sleep together. Mr. Kapasi is so desperate for another person to notice him that his misinterprets Mina’s interest in him. On their trip he fantasizes about their great love affair because he thinks she likes him romantically. When Mrs. Das reveals to him that she

Freud was particularly interested in the psychoanalytic school of thought and the founder of psychoanalysis. He believed that our unconscious minds are responsible for many of our behaviors. According to Freud, he thought that there was a significant relationship between slips of the tongue and what we are actually thinking. Today these are called Freudian slips. Similarly he believed that we get information, like our fears and wishes, out by just merely saying what comes to mind. He was able to tell a lot about people, including their past experiences, how they were feeling, and what they wished and feared, just by simply encouraging them to speak whatever came to mind.