The curse of Thanatos : A Freudian approach to Marsha Norman’s ‘Night, Mother
Other Title(s)
لعنة ثاناتوس : دراسة في مسرحية مارشا نورمان (طاب مساؤك أمي) من وجهة نظر فرويد
Joint Authors
Ubayd, Ahmad Hamid
Abd, Hamid Hammad
Source
University of Sharjah Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.25-43, 19 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Marsha Norman (1947- ) is a well-known American playwright who burdens a heavy task to explore the disturbed psyche of women in the American society.
Many of those female figures suffer from the fragile troubled psychology due to social imperfections as divorce, abandonment, unemployment, and lack of communication.
These acts will be converted into traumas stored in the unconscious mind as reminiscences, which will indirectly lead to self-destructiveness.
Freud attributes the emergence of death instinct to frustration, anger, and depression.
This paper will focus on the concept of death from a Freudian perspective; in order to highlight the suicide’s motives dominated the main character of Norman’s ‘Night, Mother.
It also demonstrates how Jessie strives to gain her subjectivity and liberty to end her life by committing suicide.
Norman has attempted to investigate in this play what threatens and destroys the social and ethical texture of the American family.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd, Hamid Hammad& Ubayd, Ahmad Hamid. 2020. The curse of Thanatos : A Freudian approach to Marsha Norman’s ‘Night, Mother. University of Sharjah Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences،Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.25-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1256928
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd, Hamid Hammad& Ubayd, Ahmad Hamid. The curse of Thanatos : A Freudian approach to Marsha Norman’s ‘Night, Mother. University of Sharjah Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 17, no. 2 (Dec. 2020), pp.25-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1256928
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd, Hamid Hammad& Ubayd, Ahmad Hamid. The curse of Thanatos : A Freudian approach to Marsha Norman’s ‘Night, Mother. University of Sharjah Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2020. Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.25-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1256928
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 41-42
Record ID
BIM-1256928