... novels, "Turn of the Screw" (1898), has caused a lot of controversy among many critics, and each of them has had a particular interpretation. James' creative writing built a close connection between his novel and his readers. The reactions of the readers toward the Gothic novella, "The Turn of the Screw" can be ... ) in this story can be seen as being highly imaginative or deranged, depending on how the text is being read. The influences of James's writing on his readers can be explained clearly from a psychological perspective. Readers have their individual perceptions and experiences w...

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... at a very low level. If libido cannot be expressed and satisfied because of social restrictions, it becomes repressed and seeks release elsewhere. For instance, creative energy or our satisfaction in beauty or our seemingly non-erotic affections (48). This is a result of what is known as sublimation. Sublimation is ... of guilt is the one that stops us from going ahead with our instincts that will be viewed as deviant by society. Some people use creative activities or hobbies such as painting, art, music, sports, etc., in order to substitute their frustrated desires that the super-ego pro...

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... at a very low level. If libido cannot be expressed and satisfied because of social restrictions, it becomes repressed and seeks release elsewhere. For instance, creative energy or our satisfaction in beauty or our seemingly non-erotic affections (48). This is a result of what is known as sublimation. Sublimation is ... of guilt is the one that stops us from going ahead with our instincts that will be viewed as deviant by society. Some people use creative activities or hobbies such as painting, art, music, sports, etc., in order to substitute their frustrated desires that the super-ego pro...

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... instance when he had a blissful dream of a landscape, "which, according to the private note-book on dreams which I have composed from my experience indicates traveling" (Thornton, pp. 209). In his writing "Studies" his first interest in dreams was shown, where he reported unusually vivid dreams, beginning in late 1894. At about this time some of his patients began to relate their ... known as her cognitive "Problem-Solving View", in which there is considerable continuity between waking and sleeping thought. Proponents of this view believe that dreams allow people to engage in creative t...

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