PHL 710 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sigmund Freud, Neurosis
19 Jan 2019
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Questioning where creative writers draw their inspiration from and how they instill such emotion. The child uses their imagination and acts out their thoughts in play/games. Can liken the child"s imaginative mind and games to the mind of the creative writer. Opposite of play is what is real, not seriousness. Linking the imagined world to the real one by expanding on what is real. Creative writer creates a world of fantasy that he takes seriously (invests emotion into it) while separating it from reality. Language is what allows children"s play and poetic creation to be. Gives the name play to things which are capable of representation. Describes those who carry out the representation as players . The unreality of the writer"s work gives us enjoyment and entertainment. As you grow up, you cease to play - give up the pleasure you once gained from doing so. Rather than playing, the adult now fantasizes.
