Essays about: "Jungian literary criticism"

Found 2 essays containing the words Jungian literary criticism.

1. 1. A Jungian Reading of The Midnight Library : Individuation Theory and Literary Criticism

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : HANA MIKAEILI; [2023]
   Keywords : Jung; Matt Haig; Jungian literary criticism; individuation; mother archetype; animus; complex; shadow; library; mental health;

   Abstract : The essay is a Jungian reading of the novel The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, using Jung’s individuation theory. The author attends to the psychological journey of Nora, the protagonist on a quest of finding her identity. She struggles with anxiety and depression and commits suicide. READ MORE

3. 2. The process of Individuation in Willy Loman : A Jungian Archetypal Literary Analysis of the Protagonist in Arthur Miller’s Play Death of a Salesman Compared to the Classical Hero of Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Joakim Åberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Archetypal Literary Criticism; Jungian archetypes; Individuation; Willy Loman; Death of a Salesman; Odysseus; The Odyssey;

   Abstract : This study is an archetypal literary analysis of Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman and Homer’s The Odyssey. The analysis aims to demonstrate how Arthur Miller’s protagonist, Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman demonstrates several stages of Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of the individuation process, similar to Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey. READ MORE