Entry (Novel): Sons
and lovers by D.H Lawrence
An analysis from the Psychoanalysis
theory angle by using Psychoanalysis’ Personality Theory: id, Ego and Superego
By: Nursyakina Alwi (1523944)
One of the way to
look at the novel from D.H Lawrence entitled Sons and Lovers is by analyzing it
from the angle of the psychoanalysis theory. This novel is about a character
named Paul that has a special and extreme feeling towards her mother (Ahmed,
2012). This particular event can be explained through one of the important
component in Freud’s psychoanalysis theory which is the oedipal complex. This
term is referring to a feeling of a boy or son that develops a special or
romantic feeling towards his biological mother. According to Ahmed in his
article, Paul in the Sons and Lovers shows a great feeling of love towards his
mother since he was young and he will care and follow is mother just like a
shadow as well as always fulfill his mother’s wish (2012). Here, it can be seen
that Paul’s action towards his mother is beyond the love of a son for his
mother but more towards a lover. This action is an unnecessary as a son should
not has any romantic feeling towards the mother as she is the one that taken
care of the son even before he was born. Thus, it can be said that Paul in this
novel is having the oedipal complex when he develops a special feeling towards
his mother and make him not as normal as any other adults.
Reference:
A, Sofe. (2012). Sigmund Freud’s
psychoanalytic theory Oedipus complex: A critical study with reference to D.H Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers. Internal
Journal of English and Literature. 3(3), 60-70. doi:
10.5897/IJEL11.137
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