is own ability of facing his human destiny. Oedipus only realized what he was when he recognized that which made him vulnerable and destructive was the reason he must redesign his life. He became friends with truth, his own particular truth just like Segismundo did. One of the main lessons of this myth is that self-acceptance is fundamental (Freud, 1920, pp. 53). Just like in Life is a Dream, Segismundo has to realize that he is what he is, and although it may be because of his father, he must overcome the past and set forth to do well in the rest of his life. Shaffer, David R. Developmental Psychology: Childhood & Adolescence. Feud, S (1920), Beyond the pleasure principle, S. E., 18....
