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▪ I put my feet out from under the clothes--I called them Mrs. Left and Mrs. Right--and invented dramatic situations for them in which they discussed the problems of the day.
▪ For example, at the beginning the young boy dislikes his father and does a lot of things to compete with his father. Besides, the plot of this text is about the psychological change of Larry. His sleeping with his father in one bed in the end of the story symbolizes the protagonist’s successful psychological change.
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No.
▪ “My Oedipus Complex” is a piece of artistic creativity ( sibling rivalry) rather than scientific experiment of Freudianism. The author distorts father’s role-model in a family and introduces sibling rivalry into Oedipus Complex, which gives readers a brand new understanding of human relations.
▪ Father got hurt because her wife didin't understand him, even worse, she didn't treat her husband as a man, but another Larry.
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The second version:
2) Deep psychological trauma of soldiers. Under the shadows of war, theycould not find the sense of belonging .
3) The spiritual lost. To some extent, Larry's words represented that of the majority because most people realized that praying to God couldn't change their situations.
▪ 2）Because of the WWI, most of men were on the battlefiled, so Larry spent many times with women and had little chance to know the diffenence between Mrs and Mr.
2). The disappearance of father-son rivalry of
Oedipus Complex in this story is not ended up
with the son’s entering hinto Castration
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Complex, but with the shift of mother’s love to
1). To some extent, Larry considered his father as his brothers because he didn't understand what father is and what are the differences between them.
What are these descriptions
indicating?
▪ Mother said we couldn't afford one till Father came back from the war because they cost seventeen and six.
▪ the only thing that seemed to divert him was talking to fellows as old as himself.
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▪ Do you think whether the author's purpose is to prove oedipus complex in this story? Why?
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Yes.
▪ In the story, the author depicted with galore humour the boy’s “Oedipus Complex” referring to Freudian psychoanalysis.
Why did Father response like that?
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▪ What caused the conflicts between Larry and Father?
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▪ What is the turning point in the change of the tense relationship between Father and Larry?
My Oedipus Complex
by Frank O’Connor
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Summary
▪ Larry, a five-year-old boy, grew up in his own safe world with just himself and his mother. However, when his father, a man whom Larry hardly knows, returned from WWI, a constant battle happened between Larry and his father for the mother's love and attention.
▪ Indication: lock of father's love
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▪ When his back was turned, Mother let me get a chair and rummage through his treasures. She didn't seem to think so highly of them as he did.
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What is the central theme of this story?
1) disharmony between father and son 2) the cruelty of war 3) loneliness of little children
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▪ Why didn't Mother carhe about Father's staff? 7
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▪ Father suffered a lot from the war, and these things seemed like the signs of the past. However, She didn't understand these, therefore, her husband's treasures meaned just toys for her.
1) The economic crisis after the WWI. Although this
story did not tell us directly about people's living conditions, but we can conclude that during that time, Many people could not find jobs, they experienced high levels of stress in their lives.
▪ She wanted to be a mediator between son and husband and tried to connect them. For example, by leting Larry play with Father's treasures, Larry can know more about his father. Although She didn't say directly, but she implied that father should make a step into the son’s world , communicating with the son and showing his love.
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▪ “What time is it?” he asked in a panic-stricken voice, not looking Mother but the door, as if he saw someone there.
“It’s early yet,” she replied soothingly. “It’s only the child. Go to sleep again....Now, Larry,” she added...
▪ You mustn't play with Daddy's toys unless he lets you, Larry,” she said severely. “Daddy doesn't play with yours.” For some reason Father looked at her as if she had struck him and then turned away with a scowl.
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▪ What are the characteristics of Larry?
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▪ cares a lot about his mother. ▪ childish, but behaves like an adult person, and
observes things in detail and analyzes them logically. ▪ has sophisticated words and thoughts. ▪ pays great attention to equality and fairness
▪ Why did Larry call them Mrs left and Mrs Right? What did this indicate？
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▪ 1) Because of the lock of father's love, he was relying too much on his mother.
▪ Really, it was like going for a walk with a mountain!
▪ Daddy must go out and find us some(money). You know what would happen if he couldn't?” “No,” I said. “Well, I think we mighht have to go out and beg16