<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™

Published Online: Jan 18, 2019

Page range: 17 - 22

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

Keywords
Donald Winnicott, Little BrotherTM, play, psychoanalysis

© 2019 Arzu Korucu, published by Sciendo

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

Published Online: Jan 18, 2019

Page range: 17 - 22

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

KeywordsDonald 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.

Keywords
Donald Winnicott, Little BrotherTM, play, psychoanalysis