Personality defect and life tragedy——a psychoanalytic interpretation of the characters in Frankenstein

In Frankenstein,the factors,including the special relationship between Frankenstein and the monster created by him,distorted characters,strange behaviors,complicated psychological changes,and hidden writing purpose of the author,provide the possibility and necessity for the psychological analysis.This paper adopts Freud's psychoanalytical theory as an approach to analyze the personality structure of the main characters,Frankenstein and the monster,and to disclose the relationship between personality defect and life tragedy,and the importance of the wholesome personality to harmonious life,through the study of the interaction among Id,Ego and Super-ego.