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Tehmina Durrani’s Conflict Of The Self In My Feudal Lord: A Psychoanalytic Study

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Atiq Ur Rehman Mehsud

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This research paper is designed to psychologically analyze the protagonist of Tehmina Durrani’s autobiographical novel My Feudal Lord that is Durrani herself. Sigmund Freud has developed the structural theory where he proclaims that any imbalance among Id, ego and superego results in serious conflicts in one’s personality. Freud’s theory of structural personality has been employed on the character of Durrani which does unravel the internal conflicts of Durrani during the course of the story that affirms the desire oriented-psyche of hers. The research on the one hand is an in-depth study of Durrani’s psychological condition and on the other hand is a source of great moral lesson for the people who do not value the suggestions of their closed ones and are greedy and materialistic in their approach. The researcher has read related articles and books in order to achieve the objectives of this research. By the end of this research, it is concluded that the psyche of Durrani is strongly Id-driven whereas, her ego remains dormant.

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Feudalism has significantly nurtured upon colonialism. Popular as a strong system in medieval Europe, it is still prevalent in Asian countries. Generally, it aims to provide order and structure during times of crisis and is centered on the power of owning land. This study explores the effect of feudalism on gender relations in post-colonial Pakistan through an analysis of the portrayal of the male-female relationships in My Feudal Lord by Tehmina Durrani. It discusses literary representation of the antagonists in narratives as relational and their performative roles as best understood with the help of performance theory.

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Riaz, H. (2021). Caught in a Feudal Hang-Up: My Feudal Lord Mirroring a Villain and the Rebellion of a Pakistani Woman. In: Zouidi, N. (eds) Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76055-7_13

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WOMEN’S SELF-IDENTITY CONFLICT RESOLUTION: A STUDY OF ‘MY FEUDAL LORD’

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This research paper investigates the memoir ‘My Feudal Lord’ to explore identity crisis and confrontation present in the text. To highlight the identity crisis and causes of confrontation, the ideologies of feministic perspective of Simon de Beauvoir’s Second sex (1949) has been applied upon the text of the memoir. Moreover, this study also investigates the lecherous behavior and savagery against women in a medieval society in the book "My Feudal Lord" by "Tehmina Durrani"(1995). The researcher has tried to explain the problems faced by the females in the male-dominated society. Durrani (1995) highlights her personal experiences of being subjugated and subdued in the male-dominated society where she suffered and experienced setbacks, obstructions and disrespect. This research is qualitative in nature. Simon de Beauvoir’s Second Sex (1949) has been used as a theoretical framework for this research study. Beauvoir’s (1949) concept of gender inequality implies on the study and her view that women have to speak for themselves is the key of self-identity. Throughout the sections of memoir, one can map the progress of Tehmina from a weak homemaker to a brave social crusader fighting politically and later, socially for her own identity from the clutches of her husband and categorically from the constraints of society, traditions and norms. These rebellious stunts can be marked as a quest for her identities as well as reconstruction of her “self”, resulting in her self-actualization.

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