psychoanalytical theory

• use of freud’s principles of psychoanalysis to examine psychological states of characters, their development across a text, possible neuroses n impact on relationships

• includes consideration of:

  • pscyhe

  • dream interpretation

  • parent-child relationship

  • theory of psychosexual development

• critic:

  • julia kristeva

examples:

• little red riding hood (brothers grimm)

  • fairytales come from same place as dreams, according to Freud

    • dreams:

      • processing of events

      • symbolism of trauma

      • desires

  • setting of forest:

    • desires revealed

      • lack of socio-normative rules » taboo

    • entering into adult world

  • wolf - sexually deviant?

    • forest = where taboo can be explored

    • consumes grandmothers

      • aggression, violence

  • huntsman

    • more sexually sound