Abstract

This research paper is designed to psychologically analyze the protagonist of Tehmina Durrani’s autobiographical novel My Feudal Lord that is Durrani herself. Sigmund Freud has developed the structural theory where he proclaims that any imbalance among Id, ego and superego results in serious conflicts in one’s personality. Freud’s theory of structural personality has been employed on the character of Durrani which does unravel the internal conflicts of Durrani during the course of the story that affirms the desire oriented-psyche of hers. The research on the one hand is an in-depth study of Durrani’s psychological condition and on the other hand is a source of great moral lesson for the people who do not value the suggestions of their closed ones and are greedy and materialistic in their approach. The researcher has read related articles and books in order to achieve the objectives of this research. By the end of this research, it is concluded that the psyche of Durrani is strongly Id-driven whereas, her ego remains dormant.

Keywords: Durrani, My Feudal Lord, Freud, Psychoanalysis, Id, Ego and superego