Studies on Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath depict their mental
instability and ambivalence in their works. Psychoanalytic Feminism is a branch
of feminism that works on the deeply ingrained patterns insisted on both men
and women, who are unable to come out of the same in the latter parts of their
lives. Psychoanalytic Feminism is not a protest, but a step forward towards
Intersubjectivity. Intersubjectivity is the tension (balance) between assertion
and recognition. When the equilibrium between the two is unstable, the problems
of domination crop up. The works of Plath and Woolf seems to be ambiguous in
such a way that the characters in the novels often shift from reality to
eternity. The concept of Intersubjectivity seems to be almost lost and the
characters in turn lose their stability. The Second Sex, at the outset derives
the problems with women that occur due to the stereotypical set up, set by the
men and women of the early generations. This revolutionary book is not only
about the Power of Women, it is also about the limitations of women in a
patriarchal set up and the decline of ‘Subjectivity’ (The power of being the
Subject). This paper concentrates on the limitations of men and women, their
problems with intersubjectivity and the stereotypical images that construct the
psyche of them using the characters in the novels written by Plath and Woolf.
Key Words— Intersubjectivity, stereotypes, reciprocal relationship, Self,
Other, Subject Object, Society - See more at: .
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