Psychoanalysis

This coming-of-age novel follows Emil Sinclair as his friendship with Max Demian unsettles his childhood beliefs. Demian's unexpected reading of the biblical story of Cain gives Sinclair a troubling new view of good and evil.

3h 41m reading time

This extended essay examines the conflict between human desires and the demands of living together. A comparison with Rome imagines the mind as a city where every past building still stands.

1h 51m reading time

This short essay examines religious belief through human wishes and fears. Freud debates an imagined opponent who challenges his hope that people can live without religion.

1h 15m reading time