This paper analyzes the plot of Gondry's film, while detailing the relationship and romance between the main characters of
Clementine and Joel. The writer of this paper focuses on Carl Jung's
personality theory, which explains how and why people fall in love and what links two people together. Jung's personality theory includes the idea that there exists a personal
unconscious and a collective unconscious, which has the power to influence others. The writer of this paper contends and explains how the two characters in the film and what they experience, proves Jung's personality theory in action. In the film, Clementine's unconscious needs have drawn her to Joel, yet when things begin to turn sour, she makes a conscious decision to leave him. The events of the film show that despite having Joel consciously removed from Clementine's mind, the unconscious need for him remains. This is the process that Jung describes when he refers to people being driven to making unconscious decisions, beyond their control.