Journal article
NARCISSISM AND THE ABSENT MOTHER IN FITZGERALD'S TENDER IS THE NIGHT
PSYART (Gainesville, Fla.), Vol.24, pp.221-233
01 Jan 2020
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Abstract
Tender is the Night inscribes themes of mental breakdown, narcissism, and death. Through the lens of Modern Psychoanalytic theory, developed by Hyman Spotnitz, and the False Self theory of D.W. Winnicott, the essay examines Dick Diver's psychological unraveling, which involves a descent from a position of power and adulation into shame, and disgrace. In contrast to Freudian theory, which focuses on the role of the Oedipal Complex, Modern Psychoanalytic theory explores the turning of early preverbal aggression inward against the self, a process described by Spotnitz as the narcissistic defense. Both Spotnitz and Winnicott explore how failures in the early maternal environment, such as an emotionally absent mother, can lead to narcissistic self-hatred and the development of the False Self personality. The manifestation of the False Self personality in Dick Diver is discussed.
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- Title
- NARCISSISM AND THE ABSENT MOTHER IN FITZGERALD'S TENDER IS THE NIGHT
- Creators
- Nancy Gerber - Acad Clin & Appl Psychoanal, Livingston, NJ 07039 USA
- Publication Details
- PSYART (Gainesville, Fla.), Vol.24, pp.221-233
- Publisher
- Univ Florida-Gainsville
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Identifiers
- 991019312338604721
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