PSYCHOANALYTICAL STUDY OF CHARACTERS IN PAKISTANI DRAMA SERIAL “UDAARI”

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to understand the aggressive and sexual behaviour of the main character Imtiaz in the selected episodes of drama serial Udaari. Furthermore, it also explores the reasons behind female child character Zebu’s irrational behaviour under theoretical framework of Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis is the set of the therapeutic techniques and psychological theories. Moreover, the main idea of psychoanalysis is that individuals possess unconscious feelings, thoughts, memories and desires. Freud talked about theory of mind and theory of personality, which further describes three aspects of individual personality, id, ego, and super ego. In addition to that, an individual suffers because of the sexual imbalance in his or her personality. The Textual analysis of selected episodes of drama serial Udaari helps readers in understanding of the sexual and violent behaviour of main character Imtiaz and the reasons of the irrational behaviour of the female child character Zebu. The present study reveals that Imtiaz symbolizes id personality in the drama, which drives him towards sexual and aggressive behaviour. The study also explores the female child character Zebu irrational behaviour because of the repressed fears and memories in her unconscious mind. The current study also gives a pathway for future researchers to analyse other characters of drama serial Udaari by using the Psychoanalytic models of Karl Jung and Lacan.