http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/gaston-leroux 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 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:50:47 -0400 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:50:47 -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