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Year 2025, Issue: 69, 148 - 158, 01.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1672426

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References

  • Adıgüzel, L. (2024). Redefining the human: critical posthumanist perspectives in Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon. Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 23(4), 1417-1432.
  • Adler, A. (2011). Understanding human nature: A key to self-knowledge. Trans. by W. Beran Wolfe, Fawcett Publications.
  • Adler, A. (1958). What life should mean to you. Capricorn Books.
  • Adler, A. (1969). The science of living. Anchor Books.
  • Adler, A., and Brett, C. (1997). Understanding life: An introduction to the psychology of Alfred Adler. Oneworld Publications.
  • Akman, K, T. (2023). Afrofuturism’s association with post-colonial studies and psychoanalytic theory. Çekmece Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(22), 29-38.
  • Ewen, R. B. (1998). An introduction to theories of personality. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
  • Fitzgerald, R., & Fitzgerald, S. (1969). Mystery and manners: Occasional prose. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Mohameed, M. K. (2022). A Feminist and Psychoanalytical Analysis of Flannery O’Connor “Good Country People”. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, 29(8, 1), 27-37.
  • O’Connor, F. (1971). The complete stories. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
  • Shahnaz, R. (2023). The Relationship Between Literature And Psychology: An Overview. Dareecha-e-Tahqeeq, 4(3), 36-41.
  • Sharma, S. T. (2022). Alice Walker’s Everyday Use: Decoding Cultural Inheritance and Identity. Smart Moves Journal Ijellh, 96-102.
  • Walker, A. (1994). Everyday use. Edited by Barbara Christian, Rutgers University Press.
  • Wellek, R., & Warren, A. (1963). Theory of literature. London: Penguin.

Year 2025, Issue: 69, 148 - 158, 01.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1672426

Abstract

References

  • Adıgüzel, L. (2024). Redefining the human: critical posthumanist perspectives in Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon. Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 23(4), 1417-1432.
  • Adler, A. (2011). Understanding human nature: A key to self-knowledge. Trans. by W. Beran Wolfe, Fawcett Publications.
  • Adler, A. (1958). What life should mean to you. Capricorn Books.
  • Adler, A. (1969). The science of living. Anchor Books.
  • Adler, A., and Brett, C. (1997). Understanding life: An introduction to the psychology of Alfred Adler. Oneworld Publications.
  • Akman, K, T. (2023). Afrofuturism’s association with post-colonial studies and psychoanalytic theory. Çekmece Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(22), 29-38.
  • Ewen, R. B. (1998). An introduction to theories of personality. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
  • Fitzgerald, R., & Fitzgerald, S. (1969). Mystery and manners: Occasional prose. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Mohameed, M. K. (2022). A Feminist and Psychoanalytical Analysis of Flannery O’Connor “Good Country People”. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, 29(8, 1), 27-37.
  • O’Connor, F. (1971). The complete stories. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
  • Shahnaz, R. (2023). The Relationship Between Literature And Psychology: An Overview. Dareecha-e-Tahqeeq, 4(3), 36-41.
  • Sharma, S. T. (2022). Alice Walker’s Everyday Use: Decoding Cultural Inheritance and Identity. Smart Moves Journal Ijellh, 96-102.
  • Walker, A. (1994). Everyday use. Edited by Barbara Christian, Rutgers University Press.
  • Wellek, R., & Warren, A. (1963). Theory of literature. London: Penguin.

Year 2025, Issue: 69, 148 - 158, 01.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1672426

Abstract

References

  • Adıgüzel, L. (2024). Redefining the human: critical posthumanist perspectives in Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon. Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 23(4), 1417-1432.
  • Adler, A. (2011). Understanding human nature: A key to self-knowledge. Trans. by W. Beran Wolfe, Fawcett Publications.
  • Adler, A. (1958). What life should mean to you. Capricorn Books.
  • Adler, A. (1969). The science of living. Anchor Books.
  • Adler, A., and Brett, C. (1997). Understanding life: An introduction to the psychology of Alfred Adler. Oneworld Publications.
  • Akman, K, T. (2023). Afrofuturism’s association with post-colonial studies and psychoanalytic theory. Çekmece Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(22), 29-38.
  • Ewen, R. B. (1998). An introduction to theories of personality. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
  • Fitzgerald, R., & Fitzgerald, S. (1969). Mystery and manners: Occasional prose. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Mohameed, M. K. (2022). A Feminist and Psychoanalytical Analysis of Flannery O’Connor “Good Country People”. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, 29(8, 1), 27-37.
  • O’Connor, F. (1971). The complete stories. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
  • Shahnaz, R. (2023). The Relationship Between Literature And Psychology: An Overview. Dareecha-e-Tahqeeq, 4(3), 36-41.
  • Sharma, S. T. (2022). Alice Walker’s Everyday Use: Decoding Cultural Inheritance and Identity. Smart Moves Journal Ijellh, 96-102.
  • Walker, A. (1994). Everyday use. Edited by Barbara Christian, Rutgers University Press.
  • Wellek, R., & Warren, A. (1963). Theory of literature. London: Penguin.

Alice Walker’ın Günlük Kullanım’ının ve Flannery O’Connor’ın İyi Ülke İnsanları’nın Adleryen Okuması

Year 2025, Issue: 69, 148 - 158, 01.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1672426

Abstract

Günlük Kullanım ve İyi Ülke İnsanları isimli kısa öykülerde karakterlerin çocukluk deneyimleri ve aile üyeleriyle ilişkileri yaşam süreçlerinin belirleyicisidir. Bu dinamikler ve farklı davranış kalıpları, akla, Alfred Adler’in, bireylerin çocukluk dönemindeki aşağılık komplekslerinden kaynaklanan mükemmellik mücadelesine odaklanan Bireysel Psikoloji’sini getirir. Adler, her bireyde var olan aşağılık kompleksine ve bunu telafi etmeye yönelik bir korunma eğilimi olarak üstünlük kompleksine vurgu yapar. Her iki öyküde de okuma yazma bilmeyen taşralı annelerin eğitimli kızlarına karşı hoşgörülü davranmaları, her ikisinin de özgüvenden yoksun olmaları nedeniyle Adleryan bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirilebilir. Bu bağlamda, kalıtımın yanı sıra kültürel normları şekillendiren ortam ve dinamikler de önemlidir. Bu makale, Adler’in teorik çerçevesini, kahramanların psikolojik motivasyonlarını ve davranış kalıplarını eleştirel bir şekilde incelemek için uygulayarak, akademik bir bakış açısı ve teorik bağlamlandırma ile zenginleştirilmiş karşılaştırmalı bir analiz sunmaktadır.

References

  • Adıgüzel, L. (2024). Redefining the human: critical posthumanist perspectives in Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon. Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 23(4), 1417-1432.
  • Adler, A. (2011). Understanding human nature: A key to self-knowledge. Trans. by W. Beran Wolfe, Fawcett Publications.
  • Adler, A. (1958). What life should mean to you. Capricorn Books.
  • Adler, A. (1969). The science of living. Anchor Books.
  • Adler, A., and Brett, C. (1997). Understanding life: An introduction to the psychology of Alfred Adler. Oneworld Publications.
  • Akman, K, T. (2023). Afrofuturism’s association with post-colonial studies and psychoanalytic theory. Çekmece Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(22), 29-38.
  • Ewen, R. B. (1998). An introduction to theories of personality. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
  • Fitzgerald, R., & Fitzgerald, S. (1969). Mystery and manners: Occasional prose. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Mohameed, M. K. (2022). A Feminist and Psychoanalytical Analysis of Flannery O’Connor “Good Country People”. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, 29(8, 1), 27-37.
  • O’Connor, F. (1971). The complete stories. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
  • Shahnaz, R. (2023). The Relationship Between Literature And Psychology: An Overview. Dareecha-e-Tahqeeq, 4(3), 36-41.
  • Sharma, S. T. (2022). Alice Walker’s Everyday Use: Decoding Cultural Inheritance and Identity. Smart Moves Journal Ijellh, 96-102.
  • Walker, A. (1994). Everyday use. Edited by Barbara Christian, Rutgers University Press.
  • Wellek, R., & Warren, A. (1963). Theory of literature. London: Penguin.

Adlerian Reading of Everyday Use by Alice Walker and Good Country People by Flannery O’Connor

Year 2025, Issue: 69, 148 - 158, 01.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1672426

Abstract

The childhood experiences of the characters and their relationship with their family members are the determinants of their life processes in the short stories Everyday Use and Good Country People. These dynamics and their different behavioral patterns bring to mind the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler, which focuses on the struggle of individuals for perfection stemming from the inferiority complexes of childhood. Adler emphasizes the inferiority complex present in every individual and the superiority complex as a safeguard tendency to compensate for it. The illiterate rural mothers’ tolerance toward their educated daughters in both stories might be evaluated from an Adlerian perspective since both are deprived of self-confidence. Within this context, the settings and the dynamics shaping the cultural norms, as well as heredity, are also significant. This paper applies Adler’s theoretical framework to critically examine the protagonists’ psychological motivations and behavior patterns, offering a comparative analysis enriched with scholarly perspective and theoretical contextualization.

References

  • Adıgüzel, L. (2024). Redefining the human: critical posthumanist perspectives in Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon. Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 23(4), 1417-1432.
  • Adler, A. (2011). Understanding human nature: A key to self-knowledge. Trans. by W. Beran Wolfe, Fawcett Publications.
  • Adler, A. (1958). What life should mean to you. Capricorn Books.
  • Adler, A. (1969). The science of living. Anchor Books.
  • Adler, A., and Brett, C. (1997). Understanding life: An introduction to the psychology of Alfred Adler. Oneworld Publications.
  • Akman, K, T. (2023). Afrofuturism’s association with post-colonial studies and psychoanalytic theory. Çekmece Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(22), 29-38.
  • Ewen, R. B. (1998). An introduction to theories of personality. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
  • Fitzgerald, R., & Fitzgerald, S. (1969). Mystery and manners: Occasional prose. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Mohameed, M. K. (2022). A Feminist and Psychoanalytical Analysis of Flannery O’Connor “Good Country People”. Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities, 29(8, 1), 27-37.
  • O’Connor, F. (1971). The complete stories. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
  • Shahnaz, R. (2023). The Relationship Between Literature And Psychology: An Overview. Dareecha-e-Tahqeeq, 4(3), 36-41.
  • Sharma, S. T. (2022). Alice Walker’s Everyday Use: Decoding Cultural Inheritance and Identity. Smart Moves Journal Ijellh, 96-102.
  • Walker, A. (1994). Everyday use. Edited by Barbara Christian, Rutgers University Press.
  • Wellek, R., & Warren, A. (1963). Theory of literature. London: Penguin.
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Primary Language English
Subjects British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture, World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other)
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Özlem Ulucan 0000-0002-3664-6415

Early Pub Date October 2, 2025
Publication Date October 1, 2025
Submission Date April 9, 2025
Acceptance Date September 25, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Issue: 69

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APA Ulucan, Ö. (2025). Adlerian Reading of Everyday Use by Alice Walker and Good Country People by Flannery O’Connor. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi(69), 148-158. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1672426

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