| dc.description.abstract | In The Words, Jean-Paul Sartre utilizes both of his ironic and satirical persona to describe his early reading and writing experiences. In addition, readers will find that Sartre’s literary journey is closely tied to the pursuit of his deceased father. Sartre lost his father at an early age, so his mother took him back to be with his grandfather. The mother, who was devastated by the death of her husband, lost all of her core values and became isolated. Moreover, she had to sacrifice time and resources by taking multiple roles in her family without receiving any reward. As to Poulou, Sartre the little boy, tried to perform well by reading the leftover books from his deceased father. In doing so, he was able to gain an insight into his father’s past. Also, justify his identity as his grandfather’s grandson. Satre’s grandfather was no ordinary man, as he works as both an author and an instructor. When he is not teaching at an institution, he can be found sitting in his library reviewing and writing various articles to be published. Satre, as time passed, realized the importance of the words and their meanings after emulating his grandfather. When Satre was still an Illiterate, he posed as a person who is proficient in reading by reading a book called “Chinese Adventures in China”.
In this thesis, we will apply Lacan’s “names of the father” to analyze the interactions in between Poulou and his close family members to show his deceased father’s indirect influence in Poulou. Moreover, by studying Poulou’s behavior of reading and early writing experiences, we can demonstrate that this literary journey is a direct reflection of his emotion for the absence of his father. Lastly, we will compare Polou’s destiny with the famous topic in the 20th century called “The death of Jesus” to depict how Polou was able to transform from romanticism to ideology by using words after his father’s death. | en_US |