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Item Lust and destruction in Webster’s the white Devil: A psychoanalytic approach(Department of English, 2022) Sapkota, PrativaThe main objective of this thesis is to explore why people are oriented towards lust and how it leads people to destruction. John Webster’s play The White Devil is the primary source to obtain data to meet this objective. In the play, for instance, the major characters in the play are so lustful that they are involved in extramarital affairs inviting horrible destruction as the consequences. The study, Thus, has explored the causes that encourage people to commit adultery and explained the consequences of lustful activities. To substantiate this issue, the play has been analyzed from the perspective of psychoanalysis.Item Schizoic- Self in Ben Elton's Blind Faith(Central Department of English, 2014) Rai, Mahendra KumarThe present research is a study of schizophrenia and paranoia of the characters through the lens of schizoanalysis in Ben Elton’s Blind Faith. Spiritualism and capitalism lead them to repressed psyche in a post-apocalyptic society where nakedness is modesty, ignorance is wisdom and privacy is dangerous perversion. In such society characters are limit to the particular definition of subject and humanism pushed into the dark by curtailing human freedom and dignity. In the name of God humanism is illegal and pervert, the society, politics and other aspects regulate the human psyche. The research moves ahead with the severe criticism to the binary poles: spiritualism and capitalism which are corrupt and repressive. The repression and oppression among individuals due to their dependency upon these poles and systems are the causes of human suffering and pain in the modern world. Trafford Sewell believes in humanism and to established humanism in a spiritual society, he himself is ready to burn. In the novel Traffords read different books and practices vaccination which is prohibited by society. Similarly Sandra Dee is an underground police officer whose works is to find out the spiritual criminal. But she reads prohibited humanist books and makes friends who are practicing humanism. Chantorria is a Trafford’s wife who is devoted temple members. She believes in faith. In this way all the characters pain and suffering are outcome of the different things like society, politics, and capitalism and so on. So only way to addresses all these diseases is from the lens of schizoanalysis.Item Transference of Desire in Inheritance of Loss(Department of English, 2010) Poudel, ArjunEvery man wants to live a happy and satisfied life. Everybody tries his/her best to find it but the quest is always cheeked by different circumstances. So the seeker always goes for the alternatives in finding them. It is the human psyche that plays the most significant role in being a happy man. The dissection of man due to psychic conflict can obviously be seen in his behaviors and relations. For him distortion, disguise and transference of his desires become inevitable to be a satisfied man. This research depicts the unconscious desires of the central character, the Judge who is guided by his colonial mentality of the past but now he lacks them all. So, he shows the innocent representation by transferring his suppress desires which is essential for him to be happy and satisfied.