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Introduction to the Theoretical Framework and Neil LaBute’s Life and WorksOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Peter Barry defines psychoanalytical criticism as ―a form of literary criticism which uses some of the techniques of psychoanalysis in the interpretation of literature‖ (96). Thus, psychoanalytical Criticism, which is also known as Psychological Criticism, is one of the theories that are used in English literature. Hence, psychological analysis contributes to finding out the hidden meaning of a literary text, such as clarifying the motives behind the actions of the characters. The most widely recognized, indeed the almost exclusively accepted, personality theory used in psychological literary criticism has been Freudian and neo-Freudian psychoanalysis (Whitehead 98). The term neo-Freudian psychoanalysis has been defined to include a wide variety of post-Freudian viewpoints and, at times, has included the work of Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, Karen Horney, Erich Fromm, and Harry Stack Sullivan. Hence, this thesis uses Erich Fromm‘s theory of personality and alienation as a tool to identify the reasons behind Neil LaBute‘s sadist and violent characters‘ attitudes.