Studying the Defense Mechanism of Escape in Ghazaleh Alizadeh’s Novels; Based on Edrissis House, and Tehran’s Nights
Subject Areas : Comparative Literature Studieszahra doosti 1 , آرش مشفقی 2 , Mohammad Ali Majalal 3
1 - Ph.D. student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Bonab Branch,Islamic Azad University, Bonab ، Iran.
2 - .Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Literature and Humanities, Islamic.Azad University of Banab, Iranدانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد بناب
3 - Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences, Educational Sciences, Banab Islamic Azad University, Iran
Keywords: psychology, psychological defense mechanisms, escape mechanism,
Abstract :
The defense mechanisms are the mental reactions of a person to the tensions which affect one’s spirit and could be taken to the edge of disintegration. Defense mechanisms, unintentionally, materializes tendencies and behaviors which protect the person against tensions. Escape mechanism is a mechanism which emerges in case of redundant psychological pressure on a person and disposes the person from unpleasant events. People unintentionally avoid the problem in order to forget stress, rage and failure. During this escape, one could retrieve the lost peace and balance to some extents. Although in this escape, negative consequences could be expected, this option is occasionally inevitable for human spirit. Studying Ghazaleh Alizadeh’s works reveals her special attention on the behavior and the reactions which people demonstrate when facing the problems and considers defense mechanisms as the reason of some behaviors in her novel’s protagonists. This article analyzes the escape related behaviors by studying them, based on psychology and rooted the escapes which were somehow a reaction to the stress induced on the characters during their lifetime. The results of the study show that women mostly and occasionally men, look for a shelter to forget the anxiety while facing failures and tensions. Taking refuge in the carefree and cozy corner of the life, a escape to the objects, le.
