oedipus

Literature assignment

The Oedipus complex is a term used to describe a boy's feelings of desire for his mother and jealously and anger towards his father. Essentially, a boy feels like he is in competition with his father for possession of his mother. He views his father as a rival for her attentions and affections.

The boy wishes to possess his mother and replace his father, who he views as a rival for his mother's affections. The Oedipal complex occurs in the phallic stage of psychosexual development between the ages of three and five. The phallic stage serves as an important point in the formation of sexual identity.

In reference to books that I have read Oedipus complex is seen in books like

1.     Social psychology and deviant behavior

2.     Hamlet

3.     The legacy of Cleopatra

4.     Die Traumdeutung

5.     A separate piece

6.     Pandora’s box

7.     Brave new world

Resolving the Oedipus complex

In order to develop into a successful adult with a health identity, the child must identify with the same-sex parent in order to resolve the conflict.