Analysis of the main character of the novel

Salehi, Payman; Navidi, Abdol Vahid; Bagheri, Kolthoom

doi:10.22075/lasem.2022.25928.1321

Analysis of the main character of the novel "kavabis Beirut" based on Jacques Lacan's psychological theory

https://doi.org/10.22075/lasem.2022.25928.1321

Volume 13, Issue 35

Volume 13, Issue 35,Spring and Summer 2022.

September 2022

Pages 57-78

Studies on Arabic Language and Literature

Document Type : Scientific- Research Article

Authors

Payman Salehi ¹

Abdol vahid Navidi ²

Kolthoom Bagheri ³

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.

² Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

³ MA in Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.

Abstract

Researchers have shown great interest in the psychoanalysis of literary works, and in this regard, many theories and schools, including the theory of Jacques Lacan, have attracted their attention. Lacan believes that the unconscious mind of man has three imaginary, symbolic and real areas, which must be examined in order to understand it. In this article, the authors intend to analyze the novel Kwabis Beirut with a descriptive-analytical approach based on Lacan's psychological theory in order to achieve a new reading of the underlying layers of the text as well as a psychological analysis of the novel's main character. One of the most important findings of the article is that the novel is completely consistent with the fields that Lacan stated for the unconscious mind, and the field where the narrator is located - that is, the battlefield - is consistent with the characteristics that Lacan described for the field symbolically mentioned. The incompatibility of the narrator with the environment, the people of the house, the region and the values in the society all confirm this claim. In addition, the narrator is a psychotic person who enters the imaginary realm with the memories of his wife, but in the end, he loses the patience of the existing situation and escapes from the symbolic realm and decides to build a new life, and this new life represents the true character that he wished for.

Keywords

Ghasan Kanfani

Quabis Beirut

Jacues Lacan

symbolic realm

the real respect

Subjects

Modern Literature

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