Revelation of Repressed Sexuality in Samrat Upadhyay's The City Son

Abstract

This Study has made a psychoanalytic exploration of repressed human sexuality. The text chosen is The City Son by Samrat Upadhyay. Some of the characters in the novel are involved in unusual sexual affairs, which the study has shown as the revelation of sexual repression. Didi, Tarun, Masterji, Rukma, Amit are the characters who reveal the features of sexual repression. The main problems that encouraged the study were what made Masterji get involved in extra marital relations, and why Didi reacted so aggressively instead of opting for other options. The study proceeded with the objective to explore the causes behind Masterji’s infidelity and Didi’s aggressive moves to revenge. Psych oanalytic theory has been applied to analyse the text. The study has concluded that Masterji’s, Didi’s, Tarun’s and Rukma’s sexual activities are the revelation of the sexual repression.