1. Psychoanalysis of alien
... the ego and super ego is seen as moral anxiety. The crews (ego) reaction to this is at first denial and then progresses to a process called reaction formation. "Reaction formation is the development of a new point of view concerning an old desire which could not be fulfilled". The crew may have longed to find other life forms and bring them back to earth ... , would argue that Ripley's masculine tendencies are due to a stage called intimacy vs isolation. In this stage it is vital to form a relationship, as the only other alternative is isolation. In Ripley's case it may have been her fat...
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