A Psychoanalytic Study of the characters of Yağız and Fazilet

Themes of Parental Abandonment and Resilience

Authors

  • Marvi Mansoor
  • Momina Ali Mehran University of Engineering and technology, Jamshoro
  • Nimra Afzal Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah

Keywords:

Psychoanalytic Study, Parental Abandonment, Resilience, Childhood Trauma

Abstract

This research presents the investigation of parental abandonment suffered by Yağız and Fazilet throughout their childhood and their resilience against it. The current study focuses on the evidences of parental abandonment in Yağız and Fazilet's lives and the reasons of their different chosen paths. The source material of this research is the Turkish drama 'Fazilet Hanım Ve Kızları' and the researcher used note taking as the instrument to find out the evidences and reasons of both character's different resilience in the face of parental abandonment. The results of the current study displays that during their childhood, both characters were robbed of their basic rights and due to their contrasting environments that include safety, money, and education, both chose a different path to grow.

Author Biographies

Marvi Mansoor

Independent Researcher

Momina Ali, Mehran University of Engineering and technology, Jamshoro

MS Scholar, Center of English Language and Literature

Nimra Afzal, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah

Research Scholar, Department of English

Published

2025-07-16