A Psychoanalysis of The Great Gatsby
Sigmund Freud and Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald have approximately lived in a same era, the Freudian attitude could explicitly explain Fitzgerald’s literary work. In many ways in his stories he expressed the frustration of the young generation with the American dream along with some disillusionment. On the other hand, how disillusionments can be effective in someone’s attitude. Kaharuddin (2000) discussed “James Gatz defense Mechanism in Fitzgerald the Great Gatsby” using a psychoanalytic Approach. In his problem, he focused on Gatsby’s defense mechanism in relation with his problem. In this opportunity the researcher decides to conduct a research on the major character’s struggle for getting his ex girlfriend's …show more content…
This paper mentioned that a dichotomy exists in the form of The Great Gatsby and engages in a psychoanalytic approach to the story with the application of Freudian theory to support the interpretations. Without psychoanalytical criticism, we could not understand how the repression of Gatsby’s unhappy moments of life actually drives his character. And talked about a movement which is called Modernism; rebellion against religion. This paper addressed . F. A. Mojtaba Gholipour, Post Graduate Student, Osmania University College of Arts, Hyderabad, India. S. B. Mina San Ahmadi, Post Graduate Student, Pune University, Fergusson College, Pune, India, and explained one of the main factors of the movement: Psychology. Mentioned that the psychological ideas were new and embraced by especially the youth, and adults too, all sick of the strict norms and rules in the 1920’s. The Great Gatsby defines a dream of having a perfect and most affluent life in which seeking prosperity, gratification and sexuality is in the first priority by eradicating human evolution and corrupting the social morals. The role of Gatsby’s past in his dreams of the future can change the definition of prosperity in human conception. What happened in The Great Gatsby has a psychological reason. This is the main …show more content…
Wealth is easy to come and it is used as a tool to obtain other desire. According to the father of psychology, Sigmund Freud, the unconscious mind (or the unconscious) consists of the processes in the mind that occurs automatically and is not available to introspection, and includes thought processes, memory, affect, and motivation. Gatsby’s unconscious mind led him towards something he could never have, but wanted so badly. Alfred Adler talked about the term "feelings of inferiority" which refers to a group of representations and affects that reflect an individual's self-devaluation in relation to others that it can have a positive or negative impact on self-esteem. This feeling stimulates Gatsby’s motivation to create a situation to obtain wealth and use it as a power to reach Daisy as she was his first and only love. Since Gatsby was off at war, Tom Buchanan who was a rich and influential man used his power and social standing to convince Daisy to marry him. Later on Gatsby tries to do the same. Gatsby does everything in his power to get Daisy back and amasses a fortune to be used as a tool for Daisy’s love. Catching Daisy’s attention and proving his social status was the cause of all Gatsby did. As Gatsby tries to reach her, the current is drawing him back into the past. This is repression, the fact that Gatsby cannot move forward without
Sigmund Freud and Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald have approximately lived in a same era, the Freudian attitude could explicitly explain Fitzgerald’s literary work. In many ways in his stories he expressed the frustration of the young generation with the American dream along with some disillusionment. On the other hand, how disillusionments can be effective in someone’s attitude. Kaharuddin (2000) discussed “James Gatz defense Mechanism in Fitzgerald the Great Gatsby” using a psychoanalytic Approach. In his problem, he focused on Gatsby’s defense mechanism in relation with his problem. In this opportunity the researcher decides to conduct a research on the major character’s struggle for getting his ex girlfriend's …show more content…
This paper mentioned that a dichotomy exists in the form of The Great Gatsby and engages in a psychoanalytic approach to the story with the application of Freudian theory to support the interpretations. Without psychoanalytical criticism, we could not understand how the repression of Gatsby’s unhappy moments of life actually drives his character. And talked about a movement which is called Modernism; rebellion against religion. This paper addressed . F. A. Mojtaba Gholipour, Post Graduate Student, Osmania University College of Arts, Hyderabad, India. S. B. Mina San Ahmadi, Post Graduate Student, Pune University, Fergusson College, Pune, India, and explained one of the main factors of the movement: Psychology. Mentioned that the psychological ideas were new and embraced by especially the youth, and adults too, all sick of the strict norms and rules in the 1920’s. The Great Gatsby defines a dream of having a perfect and most affluent life in which seeking prosperity, gratification and sexuality is in the first priority by eradicating human evolution and corrupting the social morals. The role of Gatsby’s past in his dreams of the future can change the definition of prosperity in human conception. What happened in The Great Gatsby has a psychological reason. This is the main …show more content…
Wealth is easy to come and it is used as a tool to obtain other desire. According to the father of psychology, Sigmund Freud, the unconscious mind (or the unconscious) consists of the processes in the mind that occurs automatically and is not available to introspection, and includes thought processes, memory, affect, and motivation. Gatsby’s unconscious mind led him towards something he could never have, but wanted so badly. Alfred Adler talked about the term "feelings of inferiority" which refers to a group of representations and affects that reflect an individual's self-devaluation in relation to others that it can have a positive or negative impact on self-esteem. This feeling stimulates Gatsby’s motivation to create a situation to obtain wealth and use it as a power to reach Daisy as she was his first and only love. Since Gatsby was off at war, Tom Buchanan who was a rich and influential man used his power and social standing to convince Daisy to marry him. Later on Gatsby tries to do the same. Gatsby does everything in his power to get Daisy back and amasses a fortune to be used as a tool for Daisy’s love. Catching Daisy’s attention and proving his social status was the cause of all Gatsby did. As Gatsby tries to reach her, the current is drawing him back into the past. This is repression, the fact that Gatsby cannot move forward without