Manifestations of Responsibility and Independence in the Kurdish Story “Hapeli-‎Hapaw” from the Perspective of Donald Winnicott's Theory of Dependence and ‎Psychological Transformation

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MA in Persian Language and Literature, Ilam

Abstract

Folk children's stories are considered valuable sources for interdisciplinary analysis -especially psychoanalytical readings. These stories are very frequent in Kurdish language. This provides an opportunity for psychological readings. Hapeli-Hapaw is one of the Kurdish oral stories in which the relationship between the mother and the child comes under attention. In this article, the manifestations of responsibility and independence in the story are investigated using a descriptive-analytical method based on Winnicott's theories regarding the psychological development of the child. This study provides a review of Winnicott’s ideas and then analyzes the story based on these ideas. It is argued that this story is a symbolic expression of the three stages of dependence, i.e. absolute dependence (staying at home), relative dependence (going to the market) and moving towards independence (getting married and going on a journey) and it emphasized the importance of a suitable interaction between the parent and then child in order to reach the third stage.
 

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Iranian Children's Literature Studies
Volume 15, Issue 1 - Serial Number 29
September 2024
Pages 290-308

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  • Receive Date: 12 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 20 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 21 August 2023

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