A psychoanalytical investigation of T. Mafata's Mosikong wa lerato

Abstract

This dissertation is the study of the applicability of psychoanalysis is to indigenous literature with special reference to a Sesotho novel, Mosikong wa lerato by T. Mafata. The first part contains the relationship between psychoanalysis and literature where an attempt is made to show that any form of literature is a reflection of the state of mind. This is followed by the contributions made by Freud, Jung and Lacan who emphasize the view that, the structure of literature is analogous to the structure of the human mind. In the third part, an attempt is made to fit psychanalytical concepts into the selected text, Mosikong wa lerato, the emphasis placed on the writer and the personality of the literary characters. The final portion includes the summary, observation and conclusion.