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The ego and the id

by Sigmund Freud

The Ego and the Id is one of Sigmund Freud's most influential works, Freud expands on his earlier theories of psychoanalysis and introduces his structural model of the psyche, dividing it into three components: the id, ego, and superego. The book is foundational in understanding Freud's conceptualization of human behavior, mental processes, and personality.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?