▁Fre ud ▁that ▁subjects ▁the ▁novel ▁Grad iva ▁by ▁Wilhelm ▁J ensen , ▁and ▁especially ▁its ▁protagon ist , ▁to ▁ps y cho analysis . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁young ▁arch ae ologist , ▁Nor bert ▁Han old , ▁who ▁comes ▁to ▁realize ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁child hood ▁friend ▁through ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁complex ▁process , ▁mainly ▁by ▁associ ating ▁her ▁with ▁an ▁ideal ized ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Grad iva ▁bas - rel ief . ▁ ▁Fre ud ▁considered ▁the ▁novel ▁as ▁providing ▁a ▁prime ▁example ▁of ▁' something ▁which ▁might ▁be ▁called ▁" c ure ▁by ▁s edu ction " ▁or ▁" c ure ▁by ▁love " ', ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁evidence ▁' that ▁the ▁O ed ip us ▁complex ▁is ▁still ▁active ▁in ▁normal ▁adult s , ▁too '. ▁ ▁Analysis ▁ ▁An ▁isolated , ▁un world ly ▁individual , ▁Han old ▁has ▁' re pressed ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁a ▁girl , ▁Zo ë ▁Bert gang , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁grown ▁up ▁and ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁affection ately ▁attached '; ▁but ▁is ▁un cons ci ously ▁rem ind ed ▁of ▁her ▁by ▁' a ▁bas - rel ief ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁young , ▁lov ely ▁woman ▁with ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁g ait . ▁He ▁calls ▁her ▁" Grad iva ", ▁which ▁means ▁" the ▁woman ▁who ▁steps ▁along " '. ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁dream ▁about ▁" Grad iva " ▁and ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Pom pe ii , ▁Han old ▁' le