Abstract
A STORY THAT DOES NOT STAND ON THE SOLID GROUND IN THE DRAMA OF SUBJECTIVITY: SABAH ESKİMİŞLİĞİN
In Füruzan’s stories, the female characters often consist of young girls, mothers, and young women. In the epic tales of these women, who are embedded in social and economic life, the "untouched" purity of the past contrasts with the dissolution brought about by alienation, manifesting itself in the relationship between society and the individual. According to Freud, in our efforts to interpret a literary work, it is essential to increase reliability by utilizing psychobiography. The parallels between the author's personal life experiences and the events in the narrative are crucial for analyzing the work. Thus, literature becomes a valuable source for psychoanalysis, whether through the facts in the text, the existence of characters, or the expression of the author’s subjectivity or biography. When Freud’s argument about tragedies is applied to literary genres, readers and researchers often observe that the process of identification with heroes is sometimes constructed through both the text (character) and the author. Additionally, Freud’s theory shows the importance of the unconscious in literature, as he provides both authors and readers with the experience of catharsis through the characters they create, helping individuals confront their neuroses through literary texts.
In this article, Füruzan’s short story "Sabah Eskimişliği" will be analyzed in depth within the framework of selected concepts from Freud’s and Lacan’s terminologies. The complexity and tensions in the mother-daughter relationship following the loss of the father will be examined through Freud's and Lacan’s psychoanalytic perspectives. In particular, the mother figure’s resistance to accepting the symbolic law of the father and her struggle to express her desires will be evaluated in detail. The depiction of the mother as a character who transcends boundaries and defies control, the narration of the story from the perspective of the daughter, and the inevitable revelation of the mother’s desires will be explored. Moreover, the emotional turmoil experienced by the daughter as she seeks refuge in the protective arms of the mother after the father’s death will be analyzed within the context of the text, and the key themes and character dynamics in Füruzan’s work will be uncovered. In this context, the focus will be on the mother-daughter relationship that emerges after the father’s death. The protective role that the mother assumes in the absence of the father and the emotional turmoil the daughter experiences during this process will be examined from a psychoanalytic perspective. Freud's concepts of the "Oedipal complex" and "repression" will be used to analyze the unconscious conflicts and psychological tensions in the mother-daughter relationship. At the same time, Lacan's "mirror stage" theory will be utilized to analyze the daughter’s identification process with her mother and how the mother becomes a dominant figure. The mother’s struggle to express her desires and her resistance to societal norms deepens the emotional tension in the story. The emotional turmoil experienced by the daughter as she seeks refuge in her mother’s arms after the father’s death will be analyzed through both individual and societal dynamics, contributing to the revelation of the key themes in Füruzan’s works.
Through the lens of Lacan's "mirror stage" theory, the reactions of the young girl to her mother’s behaviors and her attempt to define herself through the mother figure will be analyzed. The young girl appears as a character caught between admiration and resentment toward her mother. In a world without a father, the mother becomes the sole authority figure, intensifying the unconscious desires and conflicts within the young girl. The uncontrollable manifestation of the mother’s desires in the story will be linked to Lacan’s concept of "desire," and how these desires shape the family dynamics will be examined.
Furthermore, the mother’s protective role after the loss of the father and the emotional turmoil experienced by the daughter during this process will be explored from a psychoanalytic perspective. The mother’s emotional fluctuations, the effects of these on the daughter’s unconscious, and how these effects merge with the internal conflicts that arise throughout the story will be analyzed in depth. The resistance of female characters to traditional societal structures, a frequent theme in Füruzan’s stories, and the impact of this resistance on both societal and individual conflicts will be evaluated in a broad context.
In conclusion, the mother-daughter relationship in Füruzan’s "Sabah Eskimişliği" will be subjected to a psychoanalytic analysis, and this analysis will be supported by Freud’s and Lacan’s concepts, leading to a deep examination of the tensions between the characters' inner worlds and the societal structure.
Keywords
Sabah Eskimişliğin, Lacan, mirror, the Other, symbolic, Name of the Father