Individuation in J.D. Salinger’s Shoeless Joe and Shakespeare’s Hamlet

One could speculate that the human condition is that of fragmentation, a dichotomy of the many aspects of personality that make us who we are. C.G. Jung, the founder of analytic psychology formulated a school of thought called junginism to explain this verbalise of disunity. One theory from the Jungianism school of thought is the process of individualism. The process of identity refers to the course in which an individual unifies and integrates all aspects of his/her personality. Individuation is clear in both the character Ray Kinsella from J.D. Salingers Shoeless Joe and the character village, from Shakespeares The Tragedy of Hamlet the Prince of Denmark. Unlike Ray Kinsella, Hamlet was not satisfactory to reach individuation because of his melancholic depression and the dichotomy of his archetypes. Firstly, Hamlets process of individuation is stunted because of his melancholic depression. Throughout the play there are some(prenominal) moments where the reader becomes awar e of the harmful nature of Hamlets melancholic depression has on his process of individuation. One of the most famous soliloquies in history in like manner be or not too be perfectly illustrates how Hamlets melancholic depression is to the detriment of his process of individuation. The first accord of the speech is Hamlet contemplating suicide, only to be dissuaded by the fact that it is a sin to terminal ones own life To be, or not to be? That is the questionWhether tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of extortionate fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And, by opposing, end them? To dieay, theres the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams whitethorn come Hamlet is essentially contemplating the morality of suicide, but is worried that h... ...s obstruct him for most of the play. Fortinbra like Hamlet is intent on avenging his father, but he is able to integrate all of his archetypes as part of his psyche, and does not nod off his voice of reason in the pursuit of violence.Works CitedMaslow, A. H. A opening of Human Motivation. 1943. http//psychclassics.yorku.ca/Maslow/motivation.htm.Steel, Piers Ph.D. The Science Of Procrastination. n.d. .1916, English, Book Edition composed Papers on Analytical Psychology / by C. G. Jung Authorised interpreting Ed. by Dr. Constance E. Long. Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961. Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology / by C. G. Jung Authorised Translation Ed. by Dr. Constance E. Long. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2013.