Who's Afraid of Objects and Relations?

Bagi, Ivett (2018) Who's Afraid of Objects and Relations? BA/Bsc, Szegedi Tudományegyetem.

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Abstract

In this thesis I will investigate through object relations theory the human relationships in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962) and Virginia Woolf’s Lappin and Lapinova (1938). Concentrating on the drama and the short story, which are coincidentally related to each other, I will analyze the characters by comparing them to each other and to the world they have established for themselves within their own fantasy and delusion. My intent is to show how object relations theory can map the plays in order to understand the deeds of the characters more fully. I will also scrutinize the ways in which object relations theory is present and how it shapes the events in both literary works. I will contrast the characters of the drama and the short story and will evaluate their roles based on their actions, motivation; I will also focus on their apparently different, but eventually identical personalities. By the end of my thesis, my aim is to show how and why the imaginary child, which becomes the center of the characters’ affection, delivers a new interpretation of the plot and story; moreover, whether the fictional characters can be seen as "good enough" in psychoanalytical terms.

Institution

Szegedi Tudományegyetem

Faculty

Faculty of Arts

Department

Angol Tanszék

Discipline

Humanities

Institute

Angol-Amerikai Intézet

Specialization

anglisztika

Supervisor(s)

Item Type:	Thesis (BA/Bsc)
Subjects:	06. Humanities
Depositing User:	szerkesztő BTK
Date Deposited:	2019. Apr. 26. 08:52
Last Modified:	2019. Apr. 26. 13:42
URI:	https://diploma.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/74579

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