IJLC International Journal of Languages and Culture 2788-404X SvedbergOpen ijlc-1-4-004 10.51483/IJLC.1.4.2021.11-21 Research Paper Tehmina Durrani’s Conflict of the Self in My Feudal Lord: A Psychoanalytic Study RehmanAtiq Ur 1 * 1Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Peshawar Campus. E-mail: atiq.rehman.dk@gmail.com *Corresponding author: QAtiq Ur Rehman, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Peshawar Campus. E-mail: atiq.rehman.dk@gmail.com 12 2021 1 4 11 21 Abstract

This research paper is designed to psychologically analyze the protagonist of Tehmina Durrani’s autobiographical novel My Feudal Lord that is Durrani herself. Sigmund Freud has developed the structural theory where he proclaims that any imbalance among Id, ego and superego results in serious conflicts in one’s personality. Freud’s theory of structural personality has been employed on the character of Durrani which does unravel the internal conflicts of Durrani during the course of the story that affirms the desire oriented-psyche of hers. The research on the one hand is an in-depth study of Durrani’s psychological condition and on the other hand is a source of great moral lesson for the people who do not value the suggestions of their closed ones and are greedy and materialistic in their approach. The researcher has read related articles and books in order to achieve the objectives of this research. By the end of this research, it is concluded that the psyche of Durrani is strongly Id-driven whereas, her ego remains dormant.

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