Freudian Analysis of the Woman at the Limit of TimeWe can use the psychoanalytic approach to successfully decipher some of the complexities of Marge Piercy's novel, "A Woman at the Limit of Time." the limit of time." ". The psychoanalytic approach stems from Freud and his belief that "...Most of our actions are motivated by psychological forces over which we have very limited control" (textbook 127). Both aspects of Freud's approach that relates to this story are the Oedipus complex and the struggle between the id, the ego and the superego The Oedipus complex according to Freud is disrupted in this novel, because there is no father. , but there are three mothers. The Oedipus complex believes that as a child grows up, he begins to love both parents equally. As the child grows up, he begins to lust after his mother. He then discovers that his father is obstructing his goal and therefore decides to try to get rid of the father. But in this story, there is no father "Father raised her wrist, but Connie?" stopped. “Dad. Dad. You know. Male relative." "Ah? No, not Bee or Jackrabbit. Mothers are rarely good friends if we make it so. So the child won't let himself be caught. misunderstandings in love."(novel 68)The child cannot feel any rivalry because he has three mothers to satisfy his desires, and no father with whom to compete. The child obviously has nothing to be angry about. This change in the balance of power and the obvious love a child receives from all three mothers also opens up a new realm for those born at this age Children feel more in tune with who they were... in the middle. paper......especially by changing the language so that it is not sexist The differences between the two sexes are so small that people can get along The novel takes Freud's ideas about how human consciousness and attempts to change the world so that there is less conflict The idea of ​​creating less sexually dimorphic humans could certainly be beneficial to humans The idea of ​​having three mothers and no fathers is also. an interesting idea that might prove useful The only concern I have is that since everyone is so similar, won't our individuality be questioned and will we feel the same as that. everyone. Individuality is a characteristic that humans pride themselves on. If we removed it, people wouldn't feel as good about themselves and most would lose their drive to do anything constructive or inventive..