How to read and understand William Somerset Maugham's "The Kite"? Study of Oedipus complex?#kite
Channel: AD's English Literature
Date: 2022-02-13

How to read and understand William Somerset Maugham's "The Kite"?
highlights-
What is the psychological theme in the short story The Kite by W Somerset Maugham?
What is the moral of the story of the kite?
Who wrote the short story kite?
 Eplores the mother-son relation.
" The Kite " By W. Summerset Maugham(Critical Analysis)

#ADsEnglishLiterature #ArdhenduDe #baenglish #maenglishlecture Here I'm going to discuss how to read and understand different aspects of William Somerset Maugham's "The Kite". Can we read the story as a study of Oedipus complex? Reading through the text, in many ways the story looks oedipal and in many ways it is even not. Now you can find this video lecture under the following  chapters.
00:00 Introduction
00:59 What is Oedipus complex?
02:45 Mrs. Sunbury : The Possessive Mother
05:57 Herbert ~mother-lover
07:23 Herbert – Betty
09:16 Flying a Kite
11:00 Complication of the story
12:20 Is it really Oedipal? 
15:39 Conclusion

#Englishclass #poetryanalysis #critical appreciation 
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