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LouiseDK
Registered User
(8/12/03 9:58 am)
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Tattercoats and Freud
I've just read Tattercoats and now I have to apply Freud's model of the mind to Tattercoats..
The id, the ego and the super ego..
I really need a bit of help from you guys!
Thank you
Louise, Denmark
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Helen
Registered User
(8/12/03 12:48 pm)
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Re: Tattercoats and Freud
Dear Louise:
You might want to take a look at Bruno Bettelheim's _The Uses of Enchantment_. Bettelheim approached the tales from a Freudian perspective, and though he didn't deal with "Tattercoats" specifically, I believe that he refers to variants of the tale of the "unnatural father" in his section on "Cinderella." Alan Dundes has a Cinderella casebook out which deals with some of the same issues. Also, in a recent issue of Marvels & Tales, Amelia A. Rutledge had an interesting article concerning Robin McKinley's _Deerskin_ which might prove informative. I don't really agree with their interpretations myself, but they might make for a good starting-off point ... good luck!
Best,
Helen
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chirons
daughter
Registered User
(8/12/03 1:33 pm)
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Freud
Those are very good suggestions from Helen.
Can you say more about "id, ego, and superego," how you understand them, and how the assignment was framed for you?
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