A Man Who Lived In The Shell Analysis

INTRODUCTION

Psychology is what????

Thoughts and emotions chalk man’s behavior and it is psychology that studies human attitude (what he thinks) and human behavior (how he expresses). Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. The discipline embraces all aspects of the human experience, from the functions of the brain to the actions of nations, from child development to care for the aged. In every conceivable setting from scientific research centers to mental healthcare services, "the understanding of behavior" is the enterprise of psychologists (American psychological Association). That’s why psychology fits us out with basic tools and framework to judge human sayings and doings.

Psychoanalytic criticism is what????

As literature is regarded as

“A Man Who Lived In The Shell” is a frame story by Anton Chekhov, dealing with an introvert person Belikov: a conservative teacher overpowered by societal pressures. Frame narrator sets the background of story in which two characters, Ivan ivaski and Belkin, sitting in pastoral farm, spent time by relating Belikov’s story. In Ivan’s narration, Belikov is a man of lazy, afraid and disturbed personality who seeks negativity in everything. Skeptic in approach and strict in action, Belikov lives alienated and isolated, criticizing novel radical modernism, setting curfew over student’s freedom and having seldom silence visits to friends. Quite surprisingly, this self centered person happens to be in love with a young lady: sister of new school teacher and colleague of Belikov. In spite of emotional attachment with her, he doesn’t marry her because a cold wave of fears and responsibilities of marital life sweeps through him, rendering him in insane state of indecisiveness. Having humiliated by the brother and humored by the sister, his life ends with heavy heart. In the end of story, Ivan Ivaski and Bilkin admit that in modern world everyone is in fix; in one or another shell that is death of individuality and