Nahid Sırrı Örik, kıskanmak ve psikanaliz
Author(s)
Advisor
Oğuzertem, SühaDate
2001Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Nahid Sırrı Örik stands apart from other writers in the Republican Era
through his ability to portray protagonists’ evil. Örik began to publish in 1928,
writing critiques, travel memoirs, plays, stories, and novels. His first novel
Kıskanmak (Jealousy) appeared in 1946. This study attempts to interpret
Kiskanmak using psychoanalysis as a critical tool. It examines the
psychological motivations behind the behavior, feelings and thoughts of the
characters. The thesis focuses on Seniha, the main character of the novel,
analyzing her jealousy and feelings of ugliness, and argues that she
demonstrates a borderline personality. In addition I contend that masculinity
is not represented in the novel as the male figures behave in a feminine
manner. The female characters, on the other hand, are devilish. I argue that
this representation of male and female characters reflects Örik’s relationship
with his mother and father. Kıskanmak’s power and poignancy lie in its
exposure of the seeds of evil hidden in the depths of the human soul.