The hysterical female: a sychoanalytic approach to analyse female characters in the selected novels by Tony Morrison
<p>Hysteria was a phenomenon commonly portrayed in the twentieth century's literature, and for its</p><p>importance, it needs to be discussed in the current context. In this research, I argue that</p><p>patriarchal, physical,...
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oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:116352024-11-15 The hysterical female: a sychoanalytic approach to analyse female characters in the selected novels by Tony Morrison 2021 Abed, Maha Yasir <p>Hysteria was a phenomenon commonly portrayed in the twentieth century's literature, and for its</p><p>importance, it needs to be discussed in the current context. In this research, I argue that</p><p>patriarchal, physical, and sexual violation are the causes of a psychological disorder that weakens</p><p>females' personality that may lead to hysteria among them. Toni Morrison is a post-modern feminist</p><p>contemporary writer, whose work focuses on the problems of slavery and women. In her Paradise, A</p><p>mercy, The Bluest Eye, and Beloved, hysteria appears as a female character that symbolizes their</p><p>problems and difficulties. This research aims to examine how females are pushed to be hysteric by</p><p>family or society, how Toni Morrison depicts it, and how these female characters get rid of</p><p>hysteria to help them live as ordinary human beings based on Kristeva's concept of abjection. In</p><p>general, females are more reserved to express their feelings openly as males do, and as such, the</p><p>former develop a hysteric body language to reflect what they could not articulate. Examining</p><p>hysteria by using the psychoanalysis approach, namely Sigmund Freud's and Luce lrigaray's concepts</p><p>of hysteria together with Julia Kristeva's concept of abjection, helps highlight the causes of</p><p>hysteria among women, how it influences females' lives, and how new identities are restructured</p><p>through abjection. These hysterics rebel against suppression, degradation, and exploitation by</p><p>using their bodies as the only means of expressing and restructuring their identities through</p><p>abjection. Thus, this expressive subversion becomes a potent women's strategy to regain power. In</p><p>this study, the researcher explored the causes of hysteria and its influences on females' lives and</p><p>examined the impact of Kristeva's concept of abjection as a kind of remedy to help women to get rid</p><p>of the stigmatization of hysteria, enabling them to live as normal human beings. The findings of</p><p>this study can pave the way for other researchers to apply such concepts to other writers' works,</p><p>especially those dealing with women's lives and their sufferings</p><p></p> 2021 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=11635 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=11635 text eng openAccess Doctoral Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun Fakulti Bahasa dan Komunikasi N/A |
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<p>Hysteria was a phenomenon commonly portrayed in the twentieth century's literature, and for its</p><p>importance, it needs to be discussed in the current context. In this research, I argue that</p><p>patriarchal, physical, and sexual violation are the causes of a psychological disorder that weakens</p><p>females' personality that may lead to hysteria among them. Toni Morrison is a post-modern feminist</p><p>contemporary writer, whose work focuses on the problems of slavery and women. In her Paradise, A</p><p>mercy, The Bluest Eye, and Beloved, hysteria appears as a female character that symbolizes their</p><p>problems and difficulties. This research aims to examine how females are pushed to be hysteric by</p><p>family or society, how Toni Morrison depicts it, and how these female characters get rid of</p><p>hysteria to help them live as ordinary human beings based on Kristeva's concept of abjection. In</p><p>general, females are more reserved to express their feelings openly as males do, and as such, the</p><p>former develop a hysteric body language to reflect what they could not articulate. Examining</p><p>hysteria by using the psychoanalysis approach, namely Sigmund Freud's and Luce lrigaray's concepts</p><p>of hysteria together with Julia Kristeva's concept of abjection, helps highlight the causes of</p><p>hysteria among women, how it influences females' lives, and how new identities are restructured</p><p>through abjection. These hysterics rebel against suppression, degradation, and exploitation by</p><p>using their bodies as the only means of expressing and restructuring their identities through</p><p>abjection. Thus, this expressive subversion becomes a potent women's strategy to regain power. In</p><p>this study, the researcher explored the causes of hysteria and its influences on females' lives and</p><p>examined the impact of Kristeva's concept of abjection as a kind of remedy to help women to get rid</p><p>of the stigmatization of hysteria, enabling them to live as normal human beings. The findings of</p><p>this study can pave the way for other researchers to apply such concepts to other writers' works,</p><p>especially those dealing with women's lives and their sufferings</p><p></p> |
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