Individuation In James's As The Atonement With The Father

Carl Jung was a notable Swiss psychiatrist who proposed many ideas, one of which included the concept of individuation. Individuation is the process by which an individual becomes whole by integrating the disparate parts of the psychological being into the Self. Or as von Franz describes it, “the conscious coming-to-terms with one’s own inner center (psychic nucleus) or Self” (Jung 169). This means that a person should learn to overcome and yet, at the same time, accept all parts of their inner selves from the Shadow to the Anima/Animus. The individuation process can be thought of as heroic journey. James’s Daisy Miller: A Study reshapes the hero image into a heroine through Daisy’s hero’s journey and discovery of the Self. On this journey,

He does this by taking her to the Colosseum where there is a danger of catching malaria. Though he wasn’t a god or godlike, Giovanelli was certain that he wouldn’t get sick. At one point he states that “for myself I am not afraid” (James). But he is more than willing to play with Daisy’s life. Around this time Daisy has her apotheosis. We don 't see it from her point of view, but from Winterbourne. He comes to a realization that she “was a young lady whom a gentleman need no longer be at pains to respect” (James). When Daisy sees him she recognized that Winterbourne had an epiphany. She may have understood what the epiphany was and that understanding is the boon that she needs to bring, not to the world, but to Winterbourne. After receiving the boon, Daisy embarks on the final part of the hero 's journey called The Return. As with other aspects of the hero 's journey, The Return is also divided into different stages: Refusal of the Return, the Magic Flight, Rescue from Without, the Crossing of the Return Threshold, Master of Two Worlds, and the Freedom to Live. Daisy’s refusal to return came after the Colosseum. It is hinted that she refused to take the pill that would have saved her life. “I don’t care,” said Daisy in a little strange tone, “whether I have Roman fever or not!” (James). And so she caught the Roman fever. Her mother, Mrs. Miller, attempted

Since a renaissance normally indicates a cultural rebirth of sorts, I assume that a Harlem Renaissance would mean a cultural rebirth the black people of that era. McKay took part by crafting poetry that exemplified how his people lived and they were disparaged. In the poem Africa, he discusses how it once was the cradle of life, but now “Thou art the harlot, now thy time is done” (13). And in “Harlem Shadows we are introduced to “little dark girls” (5) who because “Of poverty, dishonor, and disgrace” (14) was “In Harlem wandering from street to street” (18). In other words, McKay was stating that the little girls were forced into prostitution. Then in “America” he stated that “Although she feeds me bread of bitterness /And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth” (1-2). The ‘she’ in line one refers to America and indicated that the speaker isn’t being treated kindly. Finally, in “If We Must Die” he asked that his people pull themselves up so that “If we must die, let it not be like hogs / Hunted and Penned in an inglorious spot”