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A paper which considers the Oedipus myth, and Freud's interpretation of it, in reference to DH Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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essential features of the Oedipus myth upon which Freud drew, and then apply these elements to Lawrences narrative, before looking at some of the critical perspectives which have been brought
to bear on the text. One of the most important aspects of the Oedipus myth, for instance, is that the incestuous relationship
between Oedipus and Jocasta is not only unintentional, it is something which Oedipus himself constantly and diligently strives to avoid throughout the tale. He is determined that the prophecy -
that he will kill his father and marry his mother - will not come to fulfillment, and the tragic irony of the story is concerned with the futility of human
beings attempting to set themselves against the dictates of the Gods. In effect, the incest itself, albeit
shocking, is only a minor element in the narrative: it is Oedipuss efforts to cheat Fate, which are doomed to failure, which are the real focus of the story. Freuds
version of the ancient legend, clearly, is rather different. We could perhaps argue that according to Freuds description of the formation of personality, for the individual to try and avoid
all the necessary stages in that development would be as futile as Oedipuss attempts to challenge the Fates.
Freud was convinced that there were particular stages of development which the individual would go through, and that at some point these would involve changing relationships
with the same-gender and opposite-gender parent. Little boys would invariably become attached to their mothers and reject or resent their fathers presence, and the fathers relationship with the mother; little
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