helping for all wuthering heights pplz
wuthering heights is so hard... and there is such a lack of notes in bored of studies!!!
here's my contribution to the site and the forum.... please ppls help everyone out!!!
Psychoanalytic theories see human behaviour as being influenced by our subconscious and that action is often influenced by factors we are not aware of within us. There is the Freudian Reading and the Jungian Reading where each saw things differently but where focusing on the subconscious and human behaviour.
A Freudian Reading of a text will focus on how the emotions and thoughts of the persona/character in the text emerge out of their past experiences that have been repressed. Freud saw people as being made up of the id, the ego and the superego. The id is the primitive force, energy and instinctive drive (including sexual urges) in Wuthering Heights the id was Heathcliff. The ego is the perception of reality, checking the forces of the id, in relation to the real world. It controls the id and relates to other people and society, in Wuthering Heights, Catherine is the ego. The superego is represents the rules of proper behaviour, is civilised and cultured. It tries to control the id and ego, it acts as the conscience.
Jungian theory saw that behaviour is determined by past conflicts, as well as aims and motivations. The most common and influential archetypes are the shadow, the animus and the anima. The shadow is absolute evil that is emotional and uncontrollable. Catherine’s wild side and dark side is influenced by Heathcliff, he is her shadow. The anima/animus archetype relates to what individuals need to balance themselves. A female seeks male qualities of the animus and the male seeks the female characteristics of the anima. In Wuthering Heights, Catherine and Heathcliff are seen as one. They each seek the other for what they lack. Heathcliff seeks his anima in Catherine while Catherine seeks her animus in Heathcliff.
Hope this helps!!!! our teacher gave us so many notes!!! hope i do well in this year's hsc!!! wish me luck... i have a wuthering heights essay assessment to do in 2 weeks time and if i explain to ppls... it will help me remember more!!!
