Demian:The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth is one of Hesse’s most representative works,which tells the story of the protagonist Sinclair’s arduous journey to find his inner self.Greatly influenced by C.G.Jung,a famo...Demian:The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth is one of Hesse’s most representative works,which tells the story of the protagonist Sinclair’s arduous journey to find his inner self.Greatly influenced by C.G.Jung,a famous 20th century psychologist and the founder of archetypal approaches,Hesse integrated the knowledge and experience gained from psychoanalysis into his literary creations.Based on archetypal approaches such as shadow and anima,this paper will analyze the protagonist Sinclair’s individuation,or self-growth in other words,so as to prove that people can find more ways to get out of spiritual dilemma for themselves in modern times,and also realize the unity of self-worth and social value.展开更多
文摘Demian:The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth is one of Hesse’s most representative works,which tells the story of the protagonist Sinclair’s arduous journey to find his inner self.Greatly influenced by C.G.Jung,a famous 20th century psychologist and the founder of archetypal approaches,Hesse integrated the knowledge and experience gained from psychoanalysis into his literary creations.Based on archetypal approaches such as shadow and anima,this paper will analyze the protagonist Sinclair’s individuation,or self-growth in other words,so as to prove that people can find more ways to get out of spiritual dilemma for themselves in modern times,and also realize the unity of self-worth and social value.
