http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/freud Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:52:22 -0400 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:52:22 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/332/freudian-theories-present-in-lerouxs-the-phantom-of-the-opera By Jeremy S. Page - Contemporary adaptations of The Phantom engage with several key Freudian concepts in order to explain and justify the development and motivation of the protagonist. These concepts, while present in Leroux’s original text, have been extended and emphasised by these post-Freudian adaptations. Freud’s integration as part of contemporary popular culture allows these modern texts to make psychoanalytical assumptions about the characters in the text. For the purposes of this analysis, this essay is focused on two key Freudian ideas which are found in the... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:36 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/332/freudian-theories-present-in-lerouxs-the-phantom-of-the-opera http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/302/libido-and-thanatos-in-tobias-wolffs-the-night-in-question By Rebecca A. Demarest - Lucius Annaeus Seneca once said that “All art is but imitation of nature” (Bartlett’s 106) and this has held true for the centuries following him, nature and life reflected in the art and literature of its time. Art shows life in a distilled and refined vision, life perfectly encapsulated in a painting, sculpture, or short story. Tobias Wolff’s The Night in Question follows in this time honored tradition, mimicking humanity’s most basic drives and desires. Sigmund Freud hypothesized that the two most basic drives in all of mankind are the Libido and Thanatos: the... Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:27 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/302/libido-and-thanatos-in-tobias-wolffs-the-night-in-question http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/88/an-analysis-of-billy-wilders-double-indemnity By Katherine Blakeney - But what about Phyllis herself? Is she really an object or a human being, and to what extent does she attempt to “castrate” the male characters in the film? In her dealings with Walter she is always cool and collected. She has no conscience, no scruples, and hardly any feelings other than greed and frustration. Even her final admission that she is in love with him can be interpreted as a last attempt to save her own life rather than a glimmer of humanity. Presumably, if Walter is touched by her admission and lowers his gun, she can still turn on him and kill him. After all, she did... Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:04 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/88/an-analysis-of-billy-wilders-double-indemnity