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A 10 page analysis of chapter 4 from Jung's autobiography Memories, Dreams Reflections (1965). Carl Jung refers to this account of his life as "personal myth." He states that he considers it irrelevant as to whether or not the stories he relates are "true," but that he is concerned only with whether or not those stories relate "my fable, my truth" (p. 3). In the fourth chapter of this account, Jung offers a detailed look at his "Psychiatric Activities." However, considering the manner in which Jung introduces his account of his life, one has to question his intent in his summation of case studies, as his stated purpose is to relate details about himself. Therefore, this examination of chapter IV of Jung's book looks at the symbolic nature of these cases and what they inform the reader about Carl Jung. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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whether or not the stories he relates are "true," but that he is concerned only with whether or not those stories relate "my fable, my truth" (p. 3). In the
fourth chapter of this account, Jung offers a detailed look at his "Psychiatric Activities." However, considering the manner in which Jung introduces his account of his life, one has to
question his intent in his summation of case studies, as his stated purpose is to relate details about himself. Therefore, the following examination of chapter IV of Jungs book looks
at the symbolic nature of these cases and what they inform the reader about Carl Jung. R. Noll, author of a Jung biography, The Jung Cult: Origins of a Charismatic
Movement, 1995, Princeton University Press) refers to Memories, Dreams, Reflections as a "pseudo-autobiography," which reflects the "help (or hindrance) of Jungs faithful assistant Aniela Jaffe" as well as being heavily
censored by Jungs friends and family (Freud, 2002, p. 278). Therefore, Noll concludes that finding the historical Jung in "pre-Jaffe biographical material" is a task "comparable to trying to discern
the true pre-Pauline facts concerning Jesus of Nazareth" (Freud, 2002, p. 278). According to Freud (2002), Jung, like his mentor Sigmund Freud, Jung viewed womens intellect as being inferior
to that of a man and saw womens role in society as being purely to serve men. When they were "no longer willing to fill that role, they were expendable"
(Freud, 2002, p. 278). While Jung does not state this assessment women in precisely those words in his autobiography, he certainly substantiates Freuds evaluation of his stance towards women. Jung
writes, "I have trusted men friends and been disappointed by them, and I mistrusted women and was not disappointed" (1965, p. 8). This observation, in addition, to the derogatory references
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