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AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 5, Number 2. May 2021 Pp. 91-103
English Department, College of Science and Humanities, Hotat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam Bin
AbdulAziz University, Al-Kharj, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia English Department, ISEAH, Kef,
Jendouba University, Tunisia
This research project studies love in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations through Pip’s ego fluctuations. Freud’s division of the human psyche into the three components of id, ego and superego is applicable to the analysis of the rise and fall of the hero in his quest for Estella’s love. Four main questions have been dealt with: First, what makes up Pip’s id when it comes to love? Second, what are the main components of his superego that stand in the way of his love? Third, does Pip’s ego succeed in striking a balance between his id and superego? In what ways does it fail? And fourth, how does it eventually succeed if ever? The study has managed to answer its key research questions: First, Pip’s id is illustrated in the feelings and actions exerts in order to win Estella’s love. Second, Pip’s superego is mainly made up of the attitudes of characters that stand in his way. Third, Pip’s distress at the attitudes of Estella, Miss Havisham, Biddy and his friends, bring Pip’s ego to its worst situation. Fourth, the quest of Pip’s ego for winning Estella’s heart finally becomes possible mainly thanks to Miss Havisham’s repentance and Estella’s transformation.
Saoudi, B., Al-Bedewy, A.A., Al-Anzan, F. A., Al-Sebr, L. M., Al-Smari, N.M. & Al-Tamimi, N.A. (2021). Love in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations: A Psychoanalytic Approach. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies 5 (2) 91-103.
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Bechir Saoudi got his Ph.D. in English Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Manouba, Tunisia. He is currently an Assistant Professor of English literature at the English Department of the College of Science and Humanities, Hotat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. His research interests are in the literary and cultural studies domain. ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5593-6891
Ameerah Ali Al-Bedewy: English Language and Literature at the College of Science and Humanities, Hotat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6334-1361
Fatima Ali Al-Anzan: English Language and Literature at the College of Science and Humanities, Hotat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-6895
Lulwah Mohammad Al-Sebr: English Language and Literature at the College of Science and Humanities, Hotat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-9113
Nouf Mohammad Al-Smari: English Language and Literature at the College of Science and Humanities, Hotat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5321-6660
Nora Ali Al-Tamimi: English Language and Literature at the College of Science and Humanities, Hotat Bani Tamim, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5836-8559
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