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Definition of Terms Example - A Psychological-Psychonanalytic Study of Alienation in Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters and Marivi Soliven's Mango Bride
Definition of Terms Example - A Psychological-Psychonanalytic Study of Alienation in Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters and Marivi Soliven's Mango Bride
Alienation is the estrangement of the literary character or persona from something with which
he/she has been, should be, or would like to be in conformity and consonance. This condition
occurs only in characters who have acknowledged that they are supposed to have some kind of
Exile describes either the state, or a character who is removed from his or her native land. This
Neurosis is a disorder that alienates a character from his or her real self, as it affects one’s mentality
and personality, both in terms of how others perceive him or her and how he or she perceives
himself or herself.
An outsider is character who feels alienated from others, whether it be other people or society as
a whole.
unconscious ones. It uncovers how past experiences, especially those within the family during a
Psychology is the general field of study under which Psychoanalysis belongs. It sheds light on the
relationship between the self and its objects—in other words, how a person’s relationship with the