Sigmund Freud

“Man is a wolf to man.” These are the words that surprised millions when Freud first opened the discussion of human nature (Freud). Sigmund Freud, born in 1856 and died in 1939, was known to be the father of psychoanalysis (Jones). He lived his whole life trying to reach into the human unconsciousness and unravel the puzzle of life, human personality, and human nature (Chiriac). Sigmund Freud was influenced by the environment post World War I, and influenced the world through his theories and his publications produced in this era, and a way of thinking beyond reality to interpret mental illnesses and the miracle of the human brain (Sands).

Born May 6th 1856, Sigmund Freud lived in a town called Freiberg, Moravia (Chiriac). His father was Jacob Freud, a normal and modest wool merchant with an exceedingly enthusiastic mind and a great sense of humor (Chiriac). Jacob was married twice before Sigmund’s mother, and had two older children before Sigmund. Sigmund’s mother, Amalia Nathansohn, was younger than his father with twenty years and was the same age as his stepbrothers. Amalia was an encouraging woman, and thus influenced her son greatly (Chiriac). Sigmund Freud described once that the feeling of his mother’s special love towards him made him feel victorious and successful throughout his whole life, and helped him have more confidence in himself, "When you were incontestably the favorite child of your mother, you keep during your lifetime this victor feeling, you keep feeling sure of success, which in reality seldom doesn't fulfill" (Chiriac). His mother used to call him “my golden Sigi” (Chiriac).

The third wife for Jacob, Amalia gave birth to Sigmund when she was only 21 years old, and then six younger siblings, Anna, Rosa...

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