An Analysis of a Tale in the Lak Dialect Based on Jung's Psychology

Stories are an important part of the cultural heritage of any nation. Contrary to modern scientific notion of the story as being non-scientific, it was considered as one of the most essential human concept in ancient times. It seems that ancient human’s mental thoughts, whether unconscious or conscious, were affected by stories. Stories are usually stored more in the unconscious but also in the conscious of a child and help alleviate many pains and sufferings; with the help of story a child can prevail over hopelessness resulting from narcissism, sibling competitions and oedipal complexes. One of the most important goals of a story is to prepare the child to understand sexual matters gradually. A story can provide suitable awareness in a child into the world of sexual matters through metaphors that are most effective in the child’s growth. In this essay a popular story in Lak dialect is analyzed based on the psychology of Jung. In this essay it has shown how concepts like Anima and Animus have been present in our ancestors’ minds.