Analysis on Paul’s Personality Development from Freud’s Personality Structure Theory

Abstract

Personality is a mental mechanism to control people’s behaviors. By using Sons and Lovers as the research material, based on the theory of personality structure by Freud which can construct multilevel personality to explore inner world of the people, the thesis makes an analysis of Paul’s Id, Ego and Superego to find out the changes of the personality development and the real reasons why Paul loses the balance of personality. The author hopes that the research can have a little contribution to the studies of Sons and Lovers.