The Ego, the Self and the Subject in Paul Auster’s Fictions
In Paul Auster’s fiction, the self can become the other very easily because it has no cohesion or continuity. Yet the subject speaks loud and clear, even though it cannot be grasped easily. Paul Auster’s fiction mostly deals with the unconscious. The conscious part of the self spies on the intimate...
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2011
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| Summary: | In Paul Auster’s fiction, the self can become the other very easily because it has no cohesion or continuity. Yet the subject speaks loud and clear, even though it cannot be grasped easily. Paul Auster’s fiction mostly deals with the unconscious. The conscious part of the self spies on the intimate, secret, unconscious self, so as to see through its workings. A split between conscious and unconscious selves occurs during writing and it is this process that Auster stages in his poetry and in ... |
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