Investigating the components of Jungi individuality in the story of the bankrupt prisoner of Masnavi Manavi

Archetypal literary Criticism is one of the most important and widely used contemporary literary criticism methods, which examines the nature of archetypes and their role in literature. The views and opinions of contemporary psychologists and psychoanalysts open a new window on the reader and reveal the connection of literary works with other sciences. This insight reveals the hidden angles of a literary or mystical work. From Jung's point of view, the process of individuality is a kind of maturity and mental development of human beings; Achieving it requires the integrated interaction of all psychological dimensions of one's personality; A clear example of these archetypes of individuality in the spiritual Masnavi, which is one of the best examples of mystical works, , Is manifested. These concepts are presented in a body of allegories and symbols, which engages the conscious and unconscious mind of the reader, so Masnavi is a suitable platform for archetypal criticism. Jung and Rumi seek to map out the path to human perfection; The category that has been emphasized in this research. With the activation of archetypes, the sending of the call for unity and oneness into the conscious realm of the psyche begins and the process of individualization begins. In the story of the bankrupt prisoner from the second book of Masnavi, the components of the process of individuality are deciphered and it is shown how a harmony has been created between the conscious and the unconscious through the problems and shadows inside and the flexibility of the persona; Finally, by analyzing Rumi's codes with Jungian archetypes, the process of individuality and self-knowledge in the poor prisoner is shown. This article has been done analytically-descriptively using library studies.