The primary ideal of a psychoanalytic reading is that literary texts are similar to dreams because they are both manifestations of a person's psyche and can be analyzed to discover the author's unconscious meanings. Eva Luna, written by Isabelle Allende, is made up of complex characters each with their own story, who are described in depth through their childhood and actions within the story, demonstrating the talent of Isabelle Allende herself. Its story revolves around Eva Luna and her future partner, Rolf Carle, who both come from dysfunctional families. Their characters are built gradually from birth to adulthood, allowing every aspect of their desires and anxieties to be explored. With this understanding of the characters and their motivations, it becomes possible to discover Allende's unconscious symbols and illustrations of his own neurosis. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Despite his dysfunctional upbringing, Rolf Carle becomes a successful journalist, just like Allende herself before her career as an author. A significant aspect of his career was his constant obsession not only with reporting on his country's politics, but also with playing a role in that politics in order to promote the form of government he believed was best for his country: "From that From day to day, Rolf Carlé was not content simply to record events, he used his contacts to advance the cause of the rebellion." His constant need to meddle beyond his job description is a symptom of him placing the responsibility of protecting his country alone. During his childhood, Rolf Carle witnessed his mother being controlled by the tyranny of his abusive father, as he and his brother were too young to intervene: "jochen and Rolf glimpsed the terror in their mother's eyes and saw it tremble." His choice to become a journalist may have been due to the shame of not being able to protect his mother. He now views his country's tyrannical government similarly to his father, as they both represent cruel authority. His active participation in politics is due to the need to protect the people of his country, to compensate for his inability to protect his mother, an act which he now uses to process his guilt. Allende, having also been a journalist, may have made her career decision for similar reasons. Although he did not have an abusive father, he is shown to feel guilty over the loss of his father. Her commitment to becoming a journalist may have been due to the need to solve problems in her country, which she was never able to solve during her childhood. Another aspect of journalism is the need to travel. According to psychoanalysis, a person traveling may try to "escape" emotional trauma. A line that gives the reader information about Rolf's life after the end of the novel says: "many years later, on the other side of the world, one morning he woke up crying under the white mosquito net." This sentence shows that despite having moved away, Rolf was still influenced by his experiences in his adulthood. This is indicative of a coping mechanism that causes people to suppress their emotions rather than process them, making them unable to overcome their anxieties. Allende, who also traveled as a journalist, may also have done so out of a need caused by her childhood, and may unconsciously show how she failed to adequately solve her problems. Psychoanalyzing.