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I will pay for the following essay Psychological Analysis of Jigsaw. The essay is to be 5 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.Download file to see previous pa

I will pay for the following essay Psychological Analysis of Jigsaw. The essay is to be 5 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

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Though fictitious, the character has attracted a lot of attention, especially from the psychological field. Jigsaw introduces an element of interest to the study, which is interpreted differently by different scholars and experts. Several elements in the character show a form of metal breakdown or disturbance, whereas others may associate his behavior to behaviorism. Is either case, he seems to enjoy inflicting pain on his victims, whom he expounds to the viewers the connection they have to their current predicament. Under the work of Sigmund Freud, a world-renowned psychologist, the character Jigsaw focuses on the life and death instincts. According to the psychologist, the life instincts, which he refers to as Eros (Freud, 2010), are based on the basic human survival skills. In the franchise movies, the jigsaw puts his victims under extreme conditions in which they have to choose whether they are going to try to survive, or face the consequence of death. In the films, jigsaw uses traps that he has constructed to fit the victim and the ‘rules’ which they are to follow to survive the ordeal. The traps in the films are designed to inflict as much pain as possible, such as having to fish for a key in a bowl of hydrochloric acid. In accordance to the works of Freud, pain lies in the Eros category of human instincts. Contradicting life in the works of Freud is death, which he refers to as death instincts (Thanatos) (Freud, 2010). In his book ‘Behind the Pleasure’ Freud states that the main objective tied to life is death. This instinct is particularly evident in persons who have experienced near death experiences. He states that these people have a tendency towards death, though in their unconscious mind or state (Freud, 1987). The people that he suggests would fall under this category include individuals who have witnessed acts of horror such as first-degree murder, warzone conflict, and other trauma inflicted near death experiences. This desire to die in the trauma stricken patients is widely hindered by life. Based on his studies, Freud categorically states that the destructive behavior that is linked to individuals of near death experiences can be traced back to the energy that was created by the Thanatos. This energy when expulsed to the exterior can be witnessed as extreme anger, violence, aggression and hatred towards people surrounding the patient (Freud, 2010). Jigsaw thus does fall under the category of individuals who have experienced the Thanatos instincts. I can support this statement by citing the heinous acts he exposes his victims. Through the movie franchise, it has been established severally that the traps set by Jigsaw were inescapable. Even if the victim may have freed themselves from the traps, they would still have not survived the violence that was directed towards them. In saw 3, one of his victims ‘Troy’ is chained to the walls via numerous hooks to his body parts. A live bomb left in the room set to go off in one minute thirty seconds, the challenge that he is to conquer is to flee from the hooks and be free, but it is revealed that the door was welded from the outside, Thereby eliminating the chances of troy escaping from his tormentor.

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