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International Journal of English Literature and Culture Vol. 5(5), pp. 117-122, September, 2017 ISSN: 2360-7831 DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2017.017
Review paper
Freudian Analysis of “The Handmaid’s Tale”: Analyzing the Defense Mechanisms
Sayed Razak Amin Shah and Muhammad Hassan Khoso
Institute of English Language and Literature, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. E-mail: khosomuhammadhassan@gmail.com
Accepted 5 July 2017
This study has attempted to critically analyze the psychological
workings of the mind of the protagonist in the novel “The Handmaid’s
Tale” (1985) by Margaret Atwood. For this purpose, Sigmund Freud’s
psychoanalytic theory and it’s particular aspects of Defense Mechanisms
have been taken into consideration. However, “The Handmaid’s Tale” is a
dystopian novel with deep psychological underpinnings, therefore it
cannot be fully understood without analyzing it through the lens of
psychoanalysis. This study has focused on the application of Freud’s
ideas on the concerned novel’s protagonist. For this aim, relevant
excerpts from the novel for textual analysis and opinions of other
psychoanalytic critics have also been incorporated to further enhance
the understanding. Cite This Article As: Shah SRA, Khoso MH (2017). Freudian Analysis of “The Handmaid’s Tale”: Analyzing the Defense Mechanisms. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 5(5): 117-122 |
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