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Item Exploration of Collective Unconscious in Virginia Woolf’s The Waves(Department of English, 2018) Khadka, NabinaExploration of Collective Unconscious in Virginia Woolf’sThe Waves The present research project focuses on the collective unconscious of the characters from the Virginia Woolf’s novelThe Waves. The exploration of characters’ unconscious psyche and behavior is the main focuses of the research. By using archetypal images and symbols Woolf wants to explore the psyche of characters. She represents the life circle of the characters from childhood to adult using the symbol of sun andthe rays of sun which falls on waves symbolizes the colorful life of the characters. Further this research explores the dual nature of the characters which is called persona. These archetypal images and symbols are not only used in the novel’s charactersbut it represents the psyche of British people. Key Terms: Collective unconscious, Archetype, Myth, Symbol, Persona, AnimaItem Study of Psychological Dualism in Post-war Transitional Era in Hesse‟s Steppenwolf(Faculty of Art in English, 2018-03) Sangraula, SagunThis research paper explores the distortions of individual’s psyche in a post-war transitional political juncture based on Herman Hesse’s Steppenwolf. It studies the deviation in the protagonist’s (Harry Haller) normal life followed by his discontent towards the changes seen in the overlapping phase. While reading this book from psychological and political perspectives, Haller’s deteriorating condition has become inevitable not because he is not following the change but because he denies to submit to the voice of crowd who hanker after the change. This lack of submission has caused insurmountable sufferings in his life, devastating his social and psychological integration. Thus, the primary aim of this study is to probe into the internal conflict of an individual and identify the reasons behind his/her deterioration at the moment of phasic instability. To this end, the paper answers the questions regarding the instability of contradictions formed after war (not specified in the novel); and shows resulting impacts on individuals. It also focuses on how the affected individual reforms himself in a newly formed era. For this, it makes a study of psychological and political dimensions of social formation. It approaches the dimensions through the study of Gustave Le Bon’s mass psychology; Edward Bernays’ implementation of propaganda; and Michel Foucault’s concept of discursive formation, madness and hermeneutics of subject. The paper comes to a finding that a shift in era comprises of manipulation of conscience and forming a collective unconscious where a projected crowd is oriented. Resistance towards the transition invites further bondage as an individual cannot flee power play.