<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Bernard Shaw describes the important role of play in the cultural development of the individual with his famous quotation: “We don’t cease to play because we grow old; we grow old because we cease to play.” On the other hand, Donald Winnicott summarizes his basic thesis claiming that “Cultural experience begins with creative living first manifested as play.” In this study, I aim to analyse how the mysterious interaction between mother and child appears in Bruce Holland Rogers’s story named Little Brother<sup>TM</sup> through the lens of Freud’s, Jung’s and Winnicott’s theories.</p></abstract>

Bernard Shaw describes the important role of play in the cultural development of the individual with his famous quotation: “We don’t cease to play because we grow old; we grow old because we cease to play.” On the other hand, Donald Winnicott summarizes his basic thesis claiming that “Cultural experience begins with creative living first manifested as play.” In this study, I aim to analyse how the mysterious interaction between mother and child appears in Bruce Holland Rogers’s story named Little BrotherTM through the lens of Freud’s, Jung’s and Winnicott’s theories.

Play as Imitation of Life: The Relation between Mother, Child and Toy in Little Brother™

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Bernard Shaw describes the important role of play in the cultural development of the individual with his famous quotation: “We don’t cease to play because we...

Play as Imitation of Life: The Relation between Mother, Child and Toy in Little Brother™

Publié en ligne: 18 janv. 2019

Pages: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0003

Mots clés
Donald Winnicott, Little BrotherTM, play, psychoanalysis

© 2019 Arzu Korucu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Play as Imitation of Life: The Relation between Mother, Child and Toy in Little Brother™

Publié en ligne: 18 janv. 2019

Pages: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0003

Mots clésDonald Winnicott, Little BrotherTM, play, psychoanalysis

© 2019 Arzu Korucu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Donald Winnicott, Little BrotherTM, play, psychoanalysis