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1、My Oedipus Complex,by Frank OConnor,Summary,Larry, a five-year-old boy, grew up in his own safe world with just himself and his mother. However, when his father, a man whom Larry hardly knows, returned from WWI, a constant battle happened between Larry and his father for the mothers love and attenti

2、on.,What are the characteristics of Larry?,cares a lot about his mother. childish, but behaves like an adult person, and observes things in detail and analyzes them logically. has sophisticated words and thoughts. pays great attention to equality and fairness,I put my feet out from under the clothes

3、-I called them Mrs. Left and Mrs. Right-and invented dramatic situations for them in which they discussed the problems of the day. Why did Larry call them Mrs left and Mrs Right? What did this indicate？,1) Because of the lock of fathers love, he was relying too much on his mother. 2）Because of the W

4、WI, most of men were on the battlefiled, so Larry spent many times with women and had little chance to know the diffenence between Mrs and Mr. Indication: lock of fathers love the cruety of the war,When his back was turned, Mother let me get a chair and rummage through his treasures. She didnt seem

5、to think so highly of them as he did. You mustnt play with Daddys toys unless he lets you, Larry,” she said severely. “Daddy doesnt play with yours.” For some reason Father looked at her as if she had struck him and then turned away with a scowl. Why didnt Mother care about Fathers staff? Why did Fa

6、ther get hurt?,The first version: Father suffered a lot from the war, and these things seemed like the signs of the past. However, She didnt understand these, therefore, her husbands treasures meaned just toys for her. Father got hurt because her wife didint understand him, even worse, she didnt tre

7、at her husband as a man, but another Larry.,The second version: She wanted to be a mediator between son and husband and tried to connect them. For example, by leting Larry play with Fathers treasures, Larry can know more about his father. Although She didnt say directly, but she implied that father

8、should make a step into the sons world , communicating with the son and showing his love.,“What time is it?” he asked in a panic-stricken voice, not looking Mother but the door, as if he saw someone there. “Its early yet,” she replied soothingly. “Its only the child. Go to sleep again.Now, Larry,” s

9、he added. Why did Father response like that?,What caused the conflicts between Larry and Father?,What is the turning point in the change of the tense relationship between Father and Larry?,Do you think whether the authors purpose is to prove oedipus complex in this story? Why?,Yes. In the story, the

10、 author depicted with galore humour the boys “Oedipus Complex” referring to Freudian psychoanalysis. For example, at the beginning the young boy dislikes his father and does a lot of things to compete with his father. Besides, the plot of this text is about the psychological change of Larry. His sle

11、eping with his father in one bed in the end of the story symbolizes the protagonists successful psychological change.,No. “My Oedipus Complex” is a piece of artistic creativity ( sibling rivalry) rather than scientific experiment of Freudianism. The author distorts fathers role-model in a family and

12、 introduces sibling rivalry into Oedipus Complex, which gives readers a brand new understanding of human relations. 1). To some extent, Larry considered his father as his brothers because he didnt understand what father is and what are the differences between them. 2). The disappearance of father-so

13、n rivalry of Oedipus Complex in this story is not ended up with the sons entering into Castration Complex, but with the shift of mothers love to the new-born.The new birth in family attracts all mothers attention. This time, poor father and Larry compromise with each other just because they share th

14、e same experience.,Mother said we couldnt afford one till Father came back from the war because they cost seventeen and six. the only thing that seemed to divert him was talking to fellows as old as himself. Really, it was like going for a walk with a mountain! Daddy must go out and find us some(mon

15、ey). You know what would happen if he couldnt?” “No,” I said. “Well, I think we might have to go out and beg for them like the old woman on Fridays.,What are these descriptions indicating?,1) The economic crisis after the WWI. Although this story did not tell us directly about peoples living conditions, but we can conclude that during that time, Many people could not find jobs, they experienced high levels of stress in their lives. 2) Deep psychological trauma of soldiers. Under the shadows of war, theycould not find the sense of belonging . 3) The spiritual lost. To some extent, Larrys wo