Abstract
The foundation of Dubliners of James Joyce was laid on the cross-pollination of Freudian and Kantian theories. Cross-pollination of Kantian imperatives and Freudian psyche is conspicuous in ‘Eveline’ and ‘Painful case’ in Dubliners, where lies the focal point of this analysis. Cross-pollination is highly obvious in the protagonists of two short stories ‘Eveline’ and ‘Painful case’. Psychological and scientific analysis of the characters brought the embedded cross-pollination into the limelight. For Freud, humans exist as a composite of a natural, biological matrix (termed unconsciousness) and another part, the conscious ego (Tauber, 2009). Sigmund Freud’s super-ego is the womb of guilt feeling, which functioned so well in the characters of Joyce. The explicit dilemma of Eveline and the implicit dilemma of Mr. Duffy have been analyzed through the lens of Kantian imperatives.
Highlights
The foundation of Dubliners of James Joyce was laid on the cross-pollination of Freudian and Kantian theories
Millions make decisions at every single moment and the time when Dubliners of James Joyce are left with no choice other than to decide even if they know that their choice is an entrance to suffering
For Freud, humans exist as a composite of a natural, biological matrix and another part, the conscious ego (Tauber, 2009)
Summary
The foundation of Dubliners of James Joyce was laid on the cross-pollination of Freudian and Kantian theories. Pollinating Freudian psychic structure and Kant’s imperatives, Joyce created a perfect fusion. Joyce has used Kantian imperatives and Freudian psyche to chisel his characters, Eveline and Duffy, perfectly. Eveline’s choice violates the end-result of Kant’s Categorical Imperative as she affected the accomplishment of Frank’s desire to live with her.
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