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- Title
THE HUNT FOR BEAUTY: A PSYCHOANALYTICAL APPROACH TO THE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER OK THE EVIL QUEEN IN SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS.
- Authors
Devika B.; Meenu B.; Parvathy P.
- Abstract
In Freudian terms, Narcissism is 'the libidinal component to the egoism of the instinct of self-preservation '(Freud, 105). Plainly, it refers to the excessive love and concern for one's own self or extreme admiration for one's own beauty and talents. In this paper, the psychoanalytical concept of narcissism is analyzedwith reference to the image of the 'Evil Queen' who is the chief antagonist of the Snow White tales. Iler yearning for ultimate physical beauty added with her envy for Snow White makes the evil queen one of the most gruesome and vicious antagonists in literature. This paper traces out the characteristics of Narcissistic Personality Disorderpresent in the Evil Queen, thus analyzing the queen's vile hunt for beauty fostered by herself-pride andnarcissisttrevengefroma psychoanalytical perspective.
- Subjects
SNOW White (Tale); OVID, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.; LITERARY criticism; NARCISSISM in literature; GOOD &; evil in literature
- Publication
Literary Endeavour, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 3, p257
- ISSN
0976-299X
- Publication type
Literary Criticism