... only a dream is extreme as my mother trying to see me to my children's bed. Considering what prompted this conduct is something suppressed within the unconscious mind. According to Dr. James S. Grotstein, "It is my contention that behind many abusive family situations lies an unconscious enactment in which ... behavior, Laius and my mother obviously feel as if they have been deprived of something important to them and blame their sons for the loss. Perhaps they expressed some adolescent sexual feelings for their own mothers for which they were punished. But Oedipus and myself, as ... ...

• Word Count: 1058
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... view: "friendship between women is not a suitable topic for a book. Hamlet can have a friend, and Achilles can have one, but women don't, because the world knows that women don't choose each other's acquaintanceship. They choose men first, then women as second choice". What Toni Morrison is saying that being a ... wife is seen as a viewed as the old-fashioned mainstream gender role of a woman. This idea is rooted in society and it is believed that every womans' goal should be to create a ... life as everyone else does; Sula doesn't want to come to an realization that, what was once her...

• Word Count: 5084
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate