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Archetypal Individuation and the Search for the Self- a Study of Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus and Milan Kundera's Un ARCHETYPAL INDIVIDUATION AND THE SEARCH FOR THE SELF- A STUDY OF ANGELA CARTER’S NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS AND MILAN KUNDERA’S UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING 2021 MASTER THESIS English Language and Literature Ayşegül YENİCE AY Supervisor Assoc.Prof.Dr. Harith Ismael TURKI ARCHETYPAL INDIVIDUATION AND THE SEARCH FOR THE SELF- A STUDY OF ANGELA CARTER’S NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS AND MILAN KUNDERA’S UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING Ayşegül YENİCE AY T.C Karabuk University Institute of Graduate Programs Department of English Language and Literature Prepared as Master Thesis Supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Harith Ismael TURKI KARABUK March 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................. 1 THESIS APPROVAL PAGE ....................................................................................... 3 DECLARATION .......................................................................................................... 4 FOREWORD ................................................................................................................ 5 ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... 6 ÖZ ................................................................................................................................... 7 ARCHIVE RECORD INFORMATION .................................................................... 8 ARŞİV KAYIT BİLGİLERİ ........................................................................................ 9 SUBJECT OF THE RESEARCH ............................................................................. 10 PURPOSE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE RESEARCH ...................................... 10 METHOD OF THE RESEARCH ............................................................................. 10 HYPOTHESIS OF THE RESEARCH ..................................................................... 10 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS / DIFFICULTIES ................................................... 11 CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................... 12 ARCHETYPES AND INDIVIDUATION PROCESS IN THE LIGHTS OF JUNG’S THEORY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS ....................................................... 12 1.1. Analytical Psychology ..................................................................................... 12 1.2. Theory of the Unconscious and Archetypes ................................................. 15 1.2.1. Mother Archetype ................................................................................... 19 1.2.2. Trickster ................................................................................................... 21 1.2.3. Rebirth ...................................................................................................... 21 1.2.4. Self Archetype .......................................................................................... 22 1.3. Theory of Individuation .................................................................................. 22 1.3.1. Developing Ego Consciousness ............................................................... 26 1.3.2. Creating a Proper Persona ..................................................................... 28 1.3.3. Realizing and accepting the Shadow ..................................................... 29 1.3.4. Being aware of Anima and Animus ....................................................... 31 1.3.5. Reaching the self -Ego Self Relationship ............................................... 33 1 CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................ 38 ARCHETYPAL IMAGES IN NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS BY ANGELA CARTER ...................................................................................................................... 38 CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................... 62 THE STRUGGLES OF THE CHARACTERS FOR THE SELF IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIVIDUATION PROCESS IN UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING ................................................................................................................... 62 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................... 89 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 92 CURRICULUM VITAE ............................................................................................. 95 2 THESIS APPROVAL PAGE I certify that in my opinion the thesis submitted by Ayşegül YENİCE AY titled “ARCHETYPAL INDIVIDUATION AND THE SEARCH FOR THE SELF. A STUDY OF ANGELA CARTER’S NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS AND MILAN KUNDERA’S UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING ” is fully adequate in scope and in quality as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Harith Ismael TURKİ .......................... Thesis Advisor, Department of English Language and Literature This thesis is accepted by the examining committee with a unanimous vote in the Department of English Language and Literature as a Master of Science thesis. March 22, 2021 Examining Committee Members (Institutions) Signature Chairman : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hairth Ismael TURKİ (KBU) .......................... Member : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muayad Enwiya JAJO (KBU) .......................... Member : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa GÜLLÜBAĞ (ADU) .......................... The degree of Master of Science by the thesis submitted is approved by the Administrative Board of the Institute of Graduate Programs, Karabuk University. Prof. Dr. Hasan SOLMAZ .......................... Director of the Institute of Graduate Programs 3 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis is the result of my own work and all information included has been obtained and expounded in accordance with the academic rules and ethical policy specified by the institute. Besides, I declare that all the statements, results, materials, not original to this thesis have been cited and referenced literally. Without being bound by a particular time, I accept all moral and legal consequences of any detection contrary to the aforementioned statement. Name Surname : Ayşegül YENİCE AY Signature : 4 FOREWORD This study is the result of my passion to learn and endless patience despite all difficulties I have encountered during my education and research. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr Harith Ismael TURKİ for his supportive attitude and helpful suggestions. It was a golden opportunity for me to attend his classes and write the thesis under his guidance. I was highly inspired by his vision and motivation. I would also thank to my professors at Karabuk University and Prof Dr. Abdul Serdar ÖZTÜRK for their contribution to my academic career. Finally, I owe my family and friends a debt of gratitude for their affection and encouragement. I am so much thankful to my supportive husband who always stands by me to make my dreams come true. Without the support and enthusiasm of the people in my hard times, this thesis will not be completed. 5 ABSTRACT This study examines Carter’s Nights at the Circus and Kundera’s Unbearable Light of Being in the light of Jung’s archetypal theory. It aims at showing the archetypal images in the archetypal processes that the characters of the two novels possess. Jung asserts that all individuals have got collective unconscious which has been universal and existed throughout years. People carry archetypes in the collective unconscious innately. There are numerous archetypes appearing in many ways. Some of them are mother, trickster, rebirth, and self-archetype. Mother archetype is associated with fertility, darkness, wisdom etc. While the trickster has a deceiving feature, the rebirth has revival. As for the self, it has a unifying function. Nights at the Circus by Carter harbours these archetypes. Hence, relevant characters, places and cases are analyzed to present an awareness of relevant archetypes and their relationship with the unconscious. Besides, the significance of individuation process is pointed out through the characters of Walser and Fevvers. Jung thinks it is a must for a person to be aware of the archetypal images. If it is achieved by the people, they can discover their unknown characters. The notion describing this awareness process is “individuation”. Jung suggests that when a person knows his persona, shadow, anima-animus, and self by integrating them into his personality in a healthy way, he achieves his individuation and comes closer to become a whole person. In this study the characters in Unbearable Lightness of Being, Tereza, Tomas, Franz and Sabina are analysed in terms of their processes of individuation. Since Sabina achieved her individuation, only she welcomes the totality of her psyche and reaches her real self while others are hindered by their unconscious contents and cannot assimilates the archetypes. Keywords: Analytical Psychology; Archetype; Collective Unconscious; Individuation Process; Jung, Carl Gustav. 6 ÖZ Bu çalışma Carter’ın Sirk Geceleri ve Kundera’nın Var Olmanın Dayanılmaz Hafifliği adlı eserleri Jung’un arketip teorisi ışığında inceler. Araştırma, her iki romanın karakterlerinin sahip olduğu arketipsel imgeleri arketipsel süreçler içerisinde ortaya koymayı amaçlar. Jung tüm bireylerin yıllar boyunca var olmuş olan evrensel kolektif bir
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