Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 16، number In Volume 6، September 2023 ، issue Number 88

Psychological investigation of the story of the beginning of a woman, Fariba Kalhor, based on Freud's personality theory

Fatemeh Pourkhalkhali , Reza Aghayari Zahed (Author in Charge), Ramin Sadeghinezhad

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Freud presented the theory of personality in three areas: "institution", "self" and "superego", all three of which are mental concepts for better understanding and explaining the unconscious mind of man in relation to the conscious. The application of his theory in literary texts in examining the actions and behavior of the characters opens the way to know their hidden angles and the psychological course of the narrative. In this research, with the aim of psychological analysis, the story of the beginning of a woman, Fariba Kalhor, has been investigated, relying on Freud"s theory of personality in the three areas of self, superego and me.

METHODOLOGY: This research was conducted with a library study and was written in a descriptive and analytical way. The statistical population of the research of the book "The Beginning of a Woman" by Fariba Kalhor.

FINDINGS: The central theme of the story of the beginning of a woman is women"s concerns and emotional relationships. Each of the areas of self, superego and entity can be analyzed in this story by the actions and behavior of the main character and his relationship with other characters. Parveen"s trip to Iran, establishing an emotional connection with Bahram, performing sensual acts, freedom of instincts are his instincts that have disturbed the balance between the entity and the superego. But finally, with the help of his self, which is repeated in the text in the form of moral conscience with the association of Imam Zaman"s bench, he avoids Bahram and reduces his relationship to a social friendship, stays with his wife and returns to Canada, in front of him is his friend who has the same name He was with his classmate and at the same time they are in a relationship with Bahram, he separates from his wife and stays at Bahram"s house.

CONCLUSION: The main character of the story is in the role of "self" who is in a struggle between the inclination to the institution and attention to the superego, and the end comes to the balance of the institution and the superego. Although he loves his wife, Unreasonable is looking for a divorce, and in his emotional relationship with Bahram, he tends towards the institution, but in the end, with his moral conscience, he moves away from the institution and continues living with his wife.

Keyword
Fariba Kalhor , the beginning of a woman , psychology , Freud , personality.

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