Freud’s Defense Mechanisms

Gilgamesh  The Epic of Gilgamesh

1. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” there are moments when the gods and/or goddesses seem driven to action based on emotion. Give an example from the text when this is the case. Analyze the emotion being exhibited by the god or goddess and the outcome of the action.

2. What is the catalyst for Gilgamesh’s search for eternal life?

Oedipus

3. In “Oedipus The King,” themes of seeing and blindness reoccur. Which characters are blind and which can see either in a literal or figurative sense? Note the irony in these circumstances.

4. Oedipus is often overcome by his feelings. Highlight moments in the text when Oedipus allows his emotions to get the best of him.

Freud

5. What is the Oedipus Complex and what rhetorical tools does Sigmund Freud use to support his theory?

6. What does Freud say about the authors of “Hamlet” and “Oedipus The King”? How does he implicate them in his theory of the Oedipus Complex?

Freud’s Defense Mechanisms

7. Define the ego, the id and the super ego. What functions do they serve, according to Freud? Create a hypothetical situation and demonstrate how these drivers operate.

8. What is sublimation, and how does the character of the mother in the short story “Wicked Girl” exhibit this defense mechanism?

Wicked Girl

9. The three main characters in the text may seem very different, however they do have a few things in common. How are these characters alike?

10. Analyze one or more of the characters in “Wicked Girl” using Freud’s defense mechanisms and/or stages of sexual development. Include examples from the text to support your analysis.

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