Monday, 19 January 2009

Freud and dreams

I find Freud's work to be highly interesting and appealing as it allows an insight into a realm of which we are not equipped to analyse ourselves. From my reading of the piece, and prior study of Frued, i found that his ideas are not perticularly hard to grasp. Yes, he does use very lengthy examples, which can seem contrived, but they are not at all difficult to follow and they back his argument up sufficiently. The main point in which i began to get confused was the introduction of his terminology; i had to keep checking what the terms meant in order to follow his writings. I agree with his 'psycho analysis' approach and i find his 'discovery of the trains of thought' very interesting. i would argue though that these interpretations will differ hugely from person to person, as we interpret things based on our own knowledge, understanding and experiences. Overall, i found this piece fairly easy to comprehend and it was very appealing to read.

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