The unconscious or subconscious mind, according to classical Freudian psychoanalysis, is a part of the mind that stores repressed memories. Sigmund Freud believed that the unconscious can be found in dreams and fantasies; and forced us to recognize that unconscious factors are significant determinants of human behavior. Since Freud studied mainly women, those unconscious factors usually were sexual traumas during early childhood. Many of his followers looked up to him and improvised on his ideas, but felt that he focused too much on sexual traumas. One of which is Carl Jung, who felt that Freud did not elaborate enough on his view of the psyche. Jung added 'collective' to unconscious mind, he believed that "…the personal, unconscious life of the individual rested on a deeper and more universal layer of the human psyche,…" (Fiero, 30). In one of his best works, The Collective Unconscious, he explains his theory on the unconscious mind. The concept of the unconscious mind can also be found in: Franz Kafka's, The Metamorphosis, my own dream, My Death, and a painting by Leyla Bruderlin and James Durant, Emotions. Kafka uses a strong image to symbolize the contents of his characters unconscious mind. In my dream, my death beco
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Where was the 'Gregor, are you feeling ok, do you need anything?'. He finally makes it out of the bed, and opens the door. A little later Gregor's boss pays him a visit at home.
The relevance of the unconscious mind is perceived through the story, The Metamorphosis, the dream, My Death, and the painting Emotions. The father's first reaction to the transformation of Gregor was to punch him. He is afraid that his parents are wondering why he is not at work. Confusion and fear seem to be holding his eyes. Lines of vivid colors run through the top of the head. Then on the opposite end, the back of the head, there is a orange yellow cloud. This dream occurred about seven or eight months after I had moved to Florida.
Franz Kafka is another prominent writer of the twentieth century. For example, the shape and color of the eyes, and the tears are obvious symbols of sadness. Subconsciously we drew the head of a person. "His father knotted his fist with a fierce expression on his face as if he meant to knock Gregor back into his room"(Fiero, 34, ln 139-141).
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