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First analyzing the techniques and tendencies of wit the great analyst probes the origins of wit in the pleasure mechanism he then discusses the motives of wit wit as a social process the relation of wit to dreams and the unconscious and wit and the various forms of the comic. Wit and its relation to the unconscious is sigmund freuds analysis of how and why people find things humorous in essence he argues that humor satisfies our unconscious desires to free us from daily stresses and other inhibitions freud also dissects humors relationship with dreaming and certain neuroses. Buy wit and its relation to the unconscious on amazoncom free shipping on qualified orders wit and its relation to the unconscious brill abraham arden freud sigmund 9781142312206 amazoncom books. Wit and its relation to the unconscious such a far reaching agreement as found between the means of wit work and those of dream work can scarcely be accidental the technique of wit