![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The paper analyzes stances of doublehood, either by split or by multiplication, which occur in literary works focusing on theme of the double - as exemplified, for example, in However, as is rather clear from most works dealing with the theme, the actual fulfillment of these fantasies holds quite extreme consequences: the majority of these literary works end with the annihilation of at least one of the doubles. The discovery or formation of the double seems to hold a promise for these protagonists for realizing fantasies otherwise impossible and meet the selfobject need for twinship put forward by Heinz Kohut (1984). Some make deliberate use of this opportunity, for instance, by switching their life with that of their double, or taking actions as one personification which they would not take as their other personification. Both of these possibilities are often perceived by the protagonists as providing an opportunity for possessing a better life. Literary works focusing on this theme present a protagonist who encounters his or her double, or disintegrates into several self-parts. The paper focuses on the literary theme of the double (doppelgänger) as an artistic attempt at endowing the suffering protagonists with a chance for redemption. ![]()
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