Play: Freud's Last Session

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“Do you count on your own tomorrow?” This is a simple yes or no question, but the answer is based highly on a person’s beliefs, morals, and worldviews. Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis were two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, and the two join together in the play, Freud’s Last Session. Sigmund Freud was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1856. Supporter or non-supporter, everyone agrees that Freud was one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. Freud focused mostly on the interaction of the conscious and unconscious mind. Not only did he transform psychology; he transformed the way people view themselves and the way they think about their lives (A Science Odyssey). Unlike Freud’s secular and atheistic view of the world, the other great mind, C.S. Lewis, viewed the world in a spiritual way. C.S. Lewis was the 20th century’s most popular proponent of faith based on reason. As a child, he created an imaginary world where personified animals came to life, and later, he wrote the book, Chronicles of Narnia. How did he transform from a boy fascinated with anthropomorphic animals into a man of immense faith? His transformation to the Christian religion happened as his fame began to flourish. People wrote him, asking him about his claims about the truth of Christianity (Belmonte, Kevin). As I attended the drama of Freud’s Last Session, I was engrossed into the plot of the play and was constantly thinking about how it pertained to the objectives of the World Literature class. I not only connected the content of the play to its context, but I also reached out to apply the context to a discussion on a broader scale. I then discovered why the context of literature is imperative for true understanding of the w... ... middle of paper ... ...tivation; and where we are going, our destiny. (The Question of God) The context is of paramount importance because without the context to support the content, the story is nothing; it means nothing. Literature is so great because it transforms the way we think and influences what we believe. Without context, literature is nothing. Without literature to express our worldviews, we are nothing. Works Cited Belmonte, Kevin. Who is C.S. Lewis. C.S. Lewis Foundation. 2013. Retrieved from http://www.cslewis.org/resource/cslewis/ Himes, Michael J., Doing the Truth in Love. 1995. Paulist Press. Mahwah, New Jersey. The Question of God: Why Freud and Lewis? PBS Television. 2004. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/why/ A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries. PBS Television. 1998. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhfreu.html

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