The journal of Psychoanalytical Study of English Language and Literature
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THE STRENGTH OF THE ID IN "THE STRENGTH OF GOD"
Toshiyuki Kozano
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1981 Volume 1981 Issue 5 Pages 39-52

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The aim of this paper is to look into the components of "The Strengthof God, " and to psychoanalyze the protagonist in the story.The id wanted to look again at the woman lying white and quiet inher bed, while the super-ego which is roughly equivalent to consciencewanted to abandon the carnal desire and only to pray to God. The egomediating between the demands of the id and the super-ego perfectlyadmitted the immoral demand of the id, but on the other hand, the egolet the super-ego admit the id's demand for the reason that through hissermons to delve into her soul he need to look again at the womanlying white and quiet in her bed.It was the strength of the id that let him pick up a stone and with itbreak out a corner of the window.
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