The Cat In The Cat Blog #1

Option #1: Character Analysis Blog
Write A Blog That Uses Psychoanalytical Criticism To Analyze A Character From In The Cat In The Hat to Explain How The Character contributes To The Plot And theme Of The Work.
1. An Argument That States How The Character's Personality Contributes To The Plot And Theme
2. At Least Two Examples Of Indirect Characterization Support
3. An Explanation Of How Each Piece Of Support Supports Your Main Argument

The Character Of The Cat, In The Cat In The Hat, Has An "Id" Personality. Which Is Described As, "...The Part Of The Personality that Contains Our Primitive Impulses--Such As Thirst, Anger, Hunger--And The Desire For Instant Gratification Or Release. According To Freud, We Are Born W/ Our Id. The Id Is An Important Part Of Our Personality Because As Newborns, It Allows Us To Get our Basic Needs Met. Freud Believed That The Id Is Based On Our Pleasure Principle. The Id Wants Whatever Feels Good At The Time, W/ No Consideration For The Other Circumstances Of The Situation. The Id Is Sometimes Represented By A Devil Sitting On Someone's Shoulder. As This Devil Sits There, He Tells Th Ego To Base Behavior On How The Action Will Influence The Self, Specifically How It Will Bring The Self Pleasure." Thus, After Analyzing The Cat's Behaviors, I Have Concluded That He Has An Id Personality. His Personality Contributes To The Plot And Theme Of The Story Because He Creates The Conflict, Or He Is A Big Part Of It. Before The Cat Showed Up, The House Was Not A Mess, And The Fish Was Not Screaming At The Top Of His Lungs. The Cat Started To Play His Games, And That's When The House Became A Mess. Especially, When He Brought Thing 1 And Thing 2 Into The House. Thing 1 & 2 Were Kind Of The Problems, Along W/ The Messy House, Which Was Caused By The Cat. Thus, The Cat Created The Conflicts. He Contributes To The Theme B/c He Shows That He Has His Own Independent Thoughts, Whether They Are Beneficial To Others Or Not, He Shows Individuality. Sally And The Narrator Do Not Show A Lot Of Individuality, Only At The Beginning Of The Story, And A Little At The End Of The Story. My Interpretation Of The Theme Was That It Was About Being An Individual, Or Thinking For Oneself. The Fish And Cat Show And Speak Their Minds Throughout The Story, While Sally And The Narrator Just Kind Of Stand On The Sideline And Watch. Thus, The Cat Contributes To The Theme, Because He Shows His Thoughts, Or Speaks It, And Sally And The Narrator Do Not. B/c The Cat Does, He Makes The Narrator And Sally Stand Out, B/c They Do Not. I Think That An Example Of Indirect Characterization From The Cat Comes From What He Says, And How He Says It. The Cat's Tone Of Voice Is A Joyous One. He Is Always Talking About Having Fun, And More Fun. He Doesn't Really Listen To What Others Have To Say. He Just Kind Of Goes On And On About What Ever He's Talking About. His Speech Shows That He Is A Carefree, And Careless Person. He Speaks W/o Any Hesitation Or Any Tint Of Sadness In His Voice. Every Thing Is Happy, And Fun. It All Makes Him Seem Carefree And Careless. It Supports That His Id Personality B/c It Shows How He Says What Ever He Wants, Despite What Others May Think, So He Can Have Fun, Which I Am Assuming Is His Self Pleasure. Also, I Think That Another Indirect Characterization Of The Cat How He Acts. The Cat Does What Ever He Wants, Much Like How He Speaks. He Does It Out Of His Own Free Will. He Does What Ever He Wants To Have Fun. This Supports That His Personality Is Id B/c He Does What He Wants, When He Wants To. He Pretty Much Does What Ever He Wants Just Because He Wants To.