A Rose For Emily Psychoanalytic Theory Essay - 1225 Words

Conscious and the unconscious psychological processes is all part of what is studied to determine and analysis a person’s emotional development such as their ability to function as a healthy adult in society. From birth to young adulthood, individuals encounter people, parents, teacher and friends/classmates. Every individual that a person encounters helps to develop a person’s growth into adulthood. Psychoanalytic theory in â€Å"A Rose for Emily† by William Faulkner through the protagonist, Emily, who displays some psychological problems of, fear of intimacy which connects to Erik Erikson Ages of Emotional Development, intimacy vs isolation, fear of abandonment which also can be connected to his trust vs mistrust (AED), and Oedipal fixation†¦show more content†¦For example, â€Å"no visitor had passed since she ceased giving china-painting lessons eight or ten years earlier† Faulkner (p. 304). Therefore, she lacked the full psychological intima cy development, causing unhealthy relationships with others. For one thing, there was no mention of her mother or her having any interaction as a child with anyone other than her father. This possibly leads to her not being able to form healthy relationships because of her lack of involvement with others. In other words, Emily should have developed the ability to communicate successfully to her community and form a positive relationship. Thus, the isolation Emily suffered from spending most, if not all, her time with her father caused inability to connect to others independently. Emily’s fear of intimacy and fear of abandonment are related so closely they overlap. In addition, the protagonist is consumed with fear of abandonment according to Erikson stage of trust vs mistrust, Erikson AED states that Emily should â€Å"come to trust that basic needs will be met by caregivers and that the world is a predictable and safe place† (Trawick-Smith p. 52). Tyson explains fear of abandonment as â€Å"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 â€Å"within three days Homer Barron was back in town. A neighbor saw the Negro man admit himShow MoreRelatedA Psychological Reading of A Rose for Emily Essay2883 Words   |  12 PagesFreud and Faulkner A psychoanalytic Reading of â€Å"A Rose for Emily† Abstract Undoubtedly Sigmund Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. He was an influential thinker of the early twentieth century who elaborated the theory that the mind is a complex energy-system and the structural investigation of which is the proper province of psychology. Freud articulated and refined the concepts of the unconscious, infantile sexuality and repression and he proposed tripartite