When the cat is away, the (m)other will play : regression and identity formation in Neil Gaiman's Coraline

This essay examines Neil Gaiman’s Coraline from a psychoanalytic perspective, with focus on the formation of the super ego. While the young girl’s identity formation has been examined before, the general focus is often oedipal. In this essay, I choose to step away from the oedipal and examine the ps...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Agnell, Emma
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för humaniora (HUM) 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-24581