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Psychoanalysis: A Journey towards Self Identity by Women Protagonists in Jane Austen's Works


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1 Shri Guru Harkrishan College of Education, Jagadhri, India
2 M.L.N. College, Radaur, India
     

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Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers, which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior .Psychoanalysis seeks to explain the complex relationship between the body and the mind and furthers the understanding of the role of emotions in mental development. Jane Austen's novels are much concerned with the exploration of human psyche. Probably the most recurrent theme in her novels is the hazards and complexities of man woman relationship. In her characters we find that Austen's focus is on disintegration in the inner and outer lives of her characters. She explores the deepest layers of the psyche of her protagonists and deals with the psychological problem, which are of the universal order. Jane Austen has given us a multitude of characters. The most important change in all her heroines from Jane Austen's point of view is in her attitude towards herself. The process is slow, but their over inflated ego is eventually reduced to proper size.
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Authors

Shalini Marriwala
Shri Guru Harkrishan College of Education, Jagadhri, India
Mala Sharma
M.L.N. College, Radaur, India

Abstract


Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers, which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior .Psychoanalysis seeks to explain the complex relationship between the body and the mind and furthers the understanding of the role of emotions in mental development. Jane Austen's novels are much concerned with the exploration of human psyche. Probably the most recurrent theme in her novels is the hazards and complexities of man woman relationship. In her characters we find that Austen's focus is on disintegration in the inner and outer lives of her characters. She explores the deepest layers of the psyche of her protagonists and deals with the psychological problem, which are of the universal order. Jane Austen has given us a multitude of characters. The most important change in all her heroines from Jane Austen's point of view is in her attitude towards herself. The process is slow, but their over inflated ego is eventually reduced to proper size.

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