Eveline | Freudian Theory in Eveline
David Partikian is an English instructor and Librarian. In the following essay, Partikian examines different aspects of Freudian theory and their usefulness in interpreting “Eveline.”
Literary critics have relied on comparing a work to a current intellectual theory for over a century now. Most major works in the English canon have fallen under the influence of Marxist criticism, a criticism that emphasizes the economic relationships and class between major characters, at one time or another. After, the 1960s, many works were reinterpreted from a feminist perspective which stresses the subservience of female characters and their reliance on males. James Joyce’s “Eveline” has been analyzed in these fashions; both theories have a great deal of validity and grant...
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