Volume II, Issue VI, July 2026
Volume-II, Issue-VI, July, 2026 |
Received: 10.07.2026 | Accepted: 16.07.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.07.2026 | Page No: 2243-2252 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.06W.487 | |||
‘পদিপিসীর বর্মিবাক্স’– এ কৌতূহল, ভয়, স্বপ্ন, রহস্যচেতনা: ফ্রয়েডীয় মনঃসমীক্ষণ তত্ত্বের আলোকে একটি মনস্তাত্ত্বিক বিশ্লেষণ দীপক দে, অতিথি প্রভাষক, বাংলা বিভাগ, রামঠাকুর কলেজ, আগরতলা, ত্রিপুরা, ভারত |
Curiosity, Fear, Dreams, and Mystery Consciousness in Padipisir Bormibaksho: A Psychological Analysis in the Light of Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory Dipak Dey, Guest Lecturer, Department of Bengali, Ramthakur College, Agartala, Tripura, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
This paper presents a psychoanalytic reading of Leela Majumdar’s ‘Podipisir Bormi Baksho’ through the theoretical framework of Sigmund Freud, with particular emphasis on the psychological dimensions of curiosity, fear, dreams, and the sense of mystery. The study argues that these interconnected psychological elements constitute the central driving force of the narrative and significantly shape the child narrator’s mental development. Employing Freud’s concepts of the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious mind, the paper explores how the narrator’s curiosity is awakened by fragmented information, mysterious family stories, and unexplained incidents surrounding the lost Burmese box. As the narrative progresses, these experiences are stored in the preconscious mind, while fear, imagination, and dream experiences reveal the dynamic operation of the unconscious. The dream episodes are interpreted as symbolic manifestations of hidden desires, anxieties, and repressed thoughts, reflecting Freud’s view of dreams as the “royal road” to the unconscious. Furthermore, the novel demonstrates how mystery functions not only as a narrative technique but also as a psychological catalyst that transforms fear into the motivation for exploration and discovery. The eventual recovery of the Burmese box symbolizes the successful integration of conscious reasoning, accumulated memory, and unconscious intuition, thereby resolving both the external mystery and the narrator’s internal psychological conflict. The paper concludes that Podipisir Bormi Baksho transcends the conventional limits of children’s mystery fiction and emerges as a psychologically profound literary work, offering valuable insights into the complexities of the child mind and establishing its significance within the field of psychoanalytic literary criticism. | ||
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