This paper attempts to analyze the character image of protagonist Strickland, which is done through three dimensions id ego and superego respectively. According to the author of this paper, Strickland’s id is craved for artistic creation, ego is the state that Strickland tried to reconcile with the current situation, and superego can be recognized as the state that Strickland was in the Tahiti Island. But the image of Strickland is not completely perfect, for example, he is greedy, lazy, and cruel. This also shows the complexity of human nature. Finally, the author of this paper summarized the intertwined relationship between three personalities.
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Tian, S. (2021). Psychoanalysis of the Protagonist Strickland in the Moon and Sixpence. Open Access Library Journal, 8, e7571. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1107571.
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