It is evident from the way in which Dr. Morgenstern introduces her subject (p. 10, par. 2) that she is writing not so much for psycho-analysts as for a public not yet acquainted with the phantasy life of the child or the mechanisms by means of which he deals with his unconscious impulses.

Dr. Morgenstern's aim is to study the symbolism of the creations of the child's imagination, whether in the form of play, dreams or stories (original or selected), and especially those expressed in drawings, and she adds:—

Nous étudierons ces creations surtout auprès de l'enfant nevrosé, et de l'enfant en difficultés avec son entourage dues aux troubles du caractère. Nous avons choisi cette voie d'étude car nous comprenons mieux nos propres manifestations psychologiques et celles de notre entourage après avoir acquis la connaissance des mecanismes psychologiques du nevrosé