RHETOR 103B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Relief
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Relationship between dream and delusion > on a spectrum. Johnson: not overcome slavery (try to convince ourselves of overcoming through giving back humanity to slaves) Instances in novel are difficult to justify in life or in psychoanalysis. But in general g reveals the psychic life of individuals. Psychic life characterized by ongoing psychic struggle, which shape who we are and how we act (not shaped by personality) Subject i not autonomous for social/ external pressures. Who we are is constantly changing and in struggle with its elements. Impressions from the past (83) attracted to relief because it makes connections with childhood and triggers impressions. Relief makes them active again and shows activity. Even that which is forgotten can be active. Only valuable thing is psychic life are emotions. We repress emotions by repressing ideas connected with liberations of emotions. Norbert: love/ erotic desire repressed occurred with the help of science) Repression takes science as the means of representation (representation.
