:: year 22, Issue 77 (12-2014) ::
Persian Language and Literature 2014, 22(77): 116-132 Back to browse issues page
A Psychological Reading of Houshang Moradi Kermani’s “Esmaeil-e-Shoja”
Maryam Seyyedan
, seyedan@sharif.edu
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Psychological criticism has been founded on the theories of psychologists such as Freud and Jung though it is not restricted to these theories. What is important in this approach is the critic's understanding of these theories in order to apply them to reading the text and offer a new interpretation accordingly. "Esmaeil-e-Shoja" (“Brave Esmaeil”) is title of a short story by Houshang Moradi Kermani. The subject of the fiction is one of the subjects discussed in psychology: phobia or intense fear in childhood. In this article the researcher attempts to read the fiction in the light of current psychological theories. In this regard, first phobia is discussed and its symptoms have been mentioned. Then, its types, causes and treatments have been analyzed and all these items have been studied in the fiction. It is concluded that this fiction is helpful in curing children suffering from Phobia in the narrative therapy process

Keywords: : psychology, psychological reading, phobia, narrative therapy, Esmaeil-e-Shoja (Brave Esmaeil), Houshang Moradi Kermani.
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