The Hulk’s Unconscious in His Conscious World: A Psychoanalytic Critique

Abstract

This study investigated Bruce Banner’s alter ego, The Hulk, represents the conflict between human nature’s conscious and unconscious sides. It explores the Hulk’s inner life, concentrating on how his unconscious thinking manifests in his conscious reality. The first goal is to comprehend the psychological notion of individual identification. The second goal is to observe the universe through the eyes of hulk, and the third goal is to investigate ego, id and super ego in both the mortal and immortal (post human) worlds. The qualitative method is chosen to acquire secondary information from associated domains in order to fulfill these goals. The first step in this research is to read the character closely to understand the direction of humanity. The analysis of terminologies involved in human personality and their connections to inner and outer world is the second step. The study of final phase is to write findings, which include a review of the interpretation. This research yielded three conclusions. To begin with, the interactions between the Hulk and other characters, including allies and foes, in his conscious universe are covered in this essay. Secondly, it examines the ways in which these encounters reveal the Hulk’s inner conflicts and offer light on his psychological condition.