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THE PORTRAYAL OF PIGGYS MIND IN LORD OF THE FLIES IN THE LIGHT OF GHAZALIAN THEORY OF SOUL AND FREUDIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS

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The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis

Abstract

    This study inquires into the intricacies of the human mind, as portrayed through the character of Piggy in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. For an in depth analysis, the theoretical framework of Ghazali (1058-1111) and Freud (1856-1939) is used. The study has adapted Attride Sterling’s (2001) model of textual data analysis. This analysis, inside the parameters of the selected theories, provides an insight into the relevance of the psychological issues in modern world, thus strengthening our belief in the similar workings of the human mind, regardless of the variances in time and space. Moreover, it has also revealed that the incorporation of Eastern and Western insights for studying the human mind has the potential of becoming an effective critical approach for psychological analysis in the realm of English literature.

    Psychoanalysis, Unconscious, Conscience, Soul

    (1) Shumaila Mazhar
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Mehwish Malghani
    Assistant Professor,Department of English,Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Shabana Akhtar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Mazhar, S., Malghani, M., & Akhtar, S. (2019). The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis. Global Social Sciences Review, IV(I), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).01

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Mazhar, Shumaila, Mehwish Malghani, and Shabana Akhtar. 2019. "The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (I): 1-7 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : MAZHAR, S., MALGHANI, M. & AKHTAR, S. 2019. The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis. Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 1-7.

MHRA

    MHRA : Mazhar, Shumaila, Mehwish Malghani, and Shabana Akhtar. 2019. "The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 1-7

MLA

    MLA : Mazhar, Shumaila, Mehwish Malghani, and Shabana Akhtar. "The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis." Global Social Sciences Review, IV.I (2019): 1-7 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Mazhar, Shumaila, Malghani, Mehwish, and Akhtar, Shabana (2019), "The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (I), 1-7

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Mazhar, Shumaila, Mehwish Malghani, and Shabana Akhtar. "The Portrayal of Piggy's Mind in Lord of the Flies in the Light of Ghazalian Theory of Soul and Freudian Psychoanalysis." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. I (2019): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).01