The Feminine and the Masculine Within in William Faulkner’s The Sound and The Fury (1929) and Osamu Dazai’s The Setting Sun (1947)
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2023
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Mouloud Mammeri University
Abstract
This dissertation targets the depiction of the feminine and the masculine within in William
Faulkner’s The Sound and The Fury (1929) and Osamu Dazai’s The Setting Sun (1947). This
comparison aims to study how Faulkner and Dazai portray brave female characters and
emotional male personas in almost the same historical and social setting. To thoroughly
analyze the characters, psychoanalysis is fundamental for understanding thought patterns
and behaviour. Carl Gustav Jun’s concepts of anima and animus provide the necessary
knowledge for exploring the masculine aspect of women’s psyche, and the feminine aspect
of men’s psyche. I also rely on the concept of shadow to analyze the male characters. The
results of this research uncovers the masculine within of Caddy Compson and Kazuko who
project their resilience.They fight and rebel to gain freedom and independence. The findings
also points to the feminine energy of Quentin and Noji who are driven by hypersensitivity
and emotional dominance. To conclude, Faulkner and Dazai contributed to the bearing of the
feminine and masculine energy of both men and women by portraying women with heroic
traits and men with deep emotions.
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63p. ; 30cm(+CD-Rom)
Keywords
Dazai, Faulkner, Masculine, Resilience, Animus, Anima, Feminine, Emotion
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General and Comparative Literature