O abandono familiar em The Glass Menagerie à luz da teoria psicanalítica freudiana.

Abstract

This study analyzes the theme of family abandonment portrayed in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (1946), under the perspective of the study of personality based on Freud's psychoanalytic theory. The objective is to present a comparative analysis of the work with autobiographical aspects of the author by showing the correlation between Williams and his family and the main characters in the drama. Finally, the research seeks to understand some behaviors in these characters, under the light of ego’s defense mechanisms, and the three elements of the human personality (id, ego and superego). For this, Freudian psychology will be a bridge to a better understanding of the family conflict in the play. The analytical foundations come from the concepts and theories of Freud (1923), his daughter Ana Freud (2006), Silva (2010), and others.