Psychoanalytical Interpretation Ofjhumpalahiri Sinterpreter Of Maladies And Brian Leung S World Famous Love Acts

📄 Project Abstract

This study is a psychoanalytical interpretation of JhumpaLahiri's Interpreter of Maladies and Brian Leung's World Famous Love Acts.This is born out of the fact that previous studies have focused on the intricate relationship between dislocation in respect to spirituality and narration. In this regard, this study examines cultural and psychological dislocation in respect to the self and the other on the Asian Americans' existential experiences. This research's specific objectives are to demonstrate that the short story is a suitable literary discursive form for espousing Asian American experiences and that dislocation devolves into cultural disjunction and marital/familial degeneration. It alsodemonstrates that traumatic events bring to fore the despondency inherent in Asian American characters and that Horneyan Psychoanalytical criticism is an appropriate medium for the interpretation of characters' personality disorder. The study employs qualitative research technique and four stories...