THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS IN 20TH CENTURY FICTION
Schlagworte:
American Fiction, Psychology, Alienation, Identity, Modernism, SelfAbstract
The last century has observed massive shifts in culture, society, and psychology within the United States. Thus, American literature turned into a reflection of the internal turmoil experienced by an individual grappling with feelings of alienation, moral dilemma, or crisis related to self-identity. In this analysis, the researcher examines how celebrated American authors like Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, J. D. Salinger, Sylvia Plath, or Toni Morrison managed to create psychological images’ of an individual living amidst the dramatic shifts in society. With a focus on a ‘qualitative analysis’ methodological approach, this piece aims to unpack ‘psychological themes’ like disillusionment, existential anxiety, or selfdiscovery found in American literary movements like Modernist or ‘Post-Modernist’ literature.
