The idea that the psycho-analytic structure of the mind could be represented by the characters of the HBO series, "Sex and the City" was suggested by my instructor for Counseling Psychology at UMD. The theory proposed seemed a little odd but I heard her out she explained their roles as:….
* Samantha (most left) as the ID: Samantha is driven by her instinctive primal needs and urges whether they be sexual or power driven even aggressive, she is a woman who gets what she wants.
* Charlotte (most right) as the SUPER EGO: which is concerned with moral fulfillment as well as cultural and family standards. Charlotte is in a hurry to get married and doesn’t want to end up an old maid so she impulsively accepted Trey’s proposal and ended up with a sexual performance issue, a fat divorce, oh but at least she ended up with that Park Ave. apartment, there is justice, or maybe karma.
* Carrie (third from left) as the EGO: She is the reality principle balancing both “angel,” innocent Charlotte and “devil,” promiscuous, bold Samantha. But she still has both on her shoulder keeping her in check, letting her occasionally indulge in lustful impulses like cheating on wonderful Aiden with a lost love, Big but she finally makes Charlotte proud when she decides to take the plunge into tying the knot with Big in the movie.
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