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Psychological Mechanisms to Escape from the Negative Aspects of Freedom in Simin Behbahani’s Poems from Erich Fromm’s Perspective (Farsi) [application of Fromm's theories to art]

  • Authoritarianism is the psychological mechanism of man to escape from the negative aspects of freedom in the society. Fromm believes that man surrenders to a superior power to escape the suffering of decision-making. Consequently, through authoritarianism man suffers from three opposing feelings: either one surrenders with a sense of powerlessness to a superior power (masochism), or one has arrogance and a sense of domination over others (sadism), and sometimes one communicates with the society through a masochistic-sadistic coexistence which leads to the loss of individual freedom and independence. In Behbahani’s poems, these mechanisms are manifested in the community around Simin with two approaches of submission and domination in their mild forms. Using an analytical-descriptive method, this paper examines the psychological mechanisms for escaping from the negative aspects of freedom in Behbahani’s poems from Eric Fromm’s perspective. The findings show that in Simin Behbahani’s poems – as Fromm asserts – she surrenders to a powerful whole that is sometimes the sacred love and sometimes destiny (fatalism) and sometimes the earthly love of Simin whom she cannot resist. Furthermore, occasionally in her poems, Simin goes so far as to dominate her beloved by asking God to be able to inflict endless psychological suffering on him through absolute domination.

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Author:Zahra Ghanbarali Baghni, Shaheen Ojaq Alizadeh
Parent Title (English):Journal of Literary Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1 (2021), pp. 111-130. [Online ISSN 2783-1027] [jls.khu.ac.ir/article-1-1913-en.pdf]
Document Type:Articles
Language:Farsi, Persian
Year of first Publication:2021
Release Date:2024/04/04
Format:PDF-file to download
IdNo:Ganbarali_Baghni_Z_and_Ojag_Alizade_S_2021
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
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