Comparative Analysis of Armance by Stendhaland Tom Jones by Henry Fielding Based on the Freud's Theories

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychology looks for the psychological interpretation of the unconscious manifestation of the writer in the literary text. Thus he judges the literary work on behalf of the writer and looks for the signs of the unconscious presence of the writer in order to reveal the secrets of such presentations. Henry Fielding published the novel “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling” in1749 which depicts the life of a sociable and naïve boy who falls in for the girl next door, Sophia Western. Accordinglythe novel “Armance” or some scenes from “A Salon in Paris”, written by the 19th century French writer Stendhal are instances in which the signs of the unconscious presence of the writer could be pointed out. The present article tries to have a psychological review of these novels from Sigmund Freud point of view.