Psychoanalytic theory is seen in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner through the protagonist, Emily who displays some psychological problems of, fear of intimacy which can be connected to Erik Erickson Ages of Emotional Development, intimacy vs isolation, fear of abandonment which also can be connected to his trust vs mistrust AED, and oedipal fixation which connects to autonomy vs shame/doubt. According to Lois Tyson professor of English at Grand Valley State University, and Author, “psychoanalytic theory tells us we all encounter life-events, as we grow up, that shape our psychological development, and these early experiences tend to play out in our adult lives” 2011, (p. 81). According to Erik Erickson his “proposed eight ages through
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52). Tyson explain fear of abandonment as “is the unwarranted nagging belief that our friends and loved ones are going to desert us (p. 84). An Example of Emily’s fear of trust is “within three days Homer Barron was back in town. A neighbor saw the Negro man admit him at the kitchen door… And that was the last we saw of Homer Barron (p. 308). In this case, Emily is trying to regain what was lost earlier, the lack of intimacy her development of intimacy was not met, but she was unable to because she feared her lover would leave again. For instance, Homer had left and during that time Emily might have had a psychologically break down. In other words, Emily felt if she didn’t do something Homer would leave her and never return. Emily was seen but no one ever saw Homer again the three days Homer had gone, it could have triggered the memory of the loss of her father. After her father had died Emily wouldn’t allow anyone to enter the home for three days those three days generated the next action she would take to protect herself from being abandon (p.305). Emily’s suffrage of fear of intimacy, fear of abandonment is also intertwined to her oedipal
52). Tyson explain fear of abandonment as “is the unwarranted nagging belief that our friends and loved ones are going to desert us (p. 84). An Example of Emily’s fear of trust is “within three days Homer Barron was back in town. A neighbor saw the Negro man admit him at the kitchen door… And that was the last we saw of Homer Barron (p. 308). In this case, Emily is trying to regain what was lost earlier, the lack of intimacy her development of intimacy was not met, but she was unable to because she feared her lover would leave again. For instance, Homer had left and during that time Emily might have had a psychologically break down. In other words, Emily felt if she didn’t do something Homer would leave her and never return. Emily was seen but no one ever saw Homer again the three days Homer had gone, it could have triggered the memory of the loss of her father. After her father had died Emily wouldn’t allow anyone to enter the home for three days those three days generated the next action she would take to protect herself from being abandon (p.305). Emily’s suffrage of fear of intimacy, fear of abandonment is also intertwined to her oedipal