A Psychoanalytical Reading of The Game of Forgetfulness

Authors
Gholamreza Karimifard 1
Parvin Khalili 2
Masoud Bavanpouri 3
1 Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 PhD student in Arabic language and literature department, Shahid Chamran Ahvaz University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 PhD from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Madani University, Azerbaijan, Iran
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Abstract
Within the pasr few decades, psychological criticism has become an integral part of literary criticism, paving the way for a proper understanding literary texts. The analysis of authors’ emotional and psychological condition is of prime significance in this regard. Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychology, postulated three levels of human awareness: the preconscious, the conscious, and the unconscious which are tinged with sexual and aggressive impulsesThe psychological make up is composed of the ego, the id, and the super ego which constitute the core of an individual’s personality. The Game of Forgetfulness (1987) is one of the most important novels written by Muhammad Barada and has been subject to numerous studies by scholars from various fields. This paper studies the presentation of grief and psychological conflict in characters’ social relations. The main theme in the novel concerns the psychological condition of some family members after the death of their mother, and the problems and difficulties they meet in the society. A psychological analysis sheds light on their preocupation with depression, grief, psychological conflict, and nostalgia which are symptomatic of Barada’s society. The characters suffer from obsessions, ailments, and anguish caused by disasters and mischeifs
Keywords
Psychological Criticism
Freud
game of forgetfulness
Muhammad Barada
Arabic Narratology
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Studies in the Arabic Geosciences
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 4
Summer 2021
Pages 111-139