Volume II, Issue VI, July 2026
Volume-II, Issue-VI, July, 2026 |
Received: 10.07.2026 | Accepted: 16.07.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.07.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.06W. | |||
‘পদিপিসীর বর্মিবাক্স’– এ কৌতূহল, ভয়, স্বপ্ন, রহস্যচেতনা: ফ্রয়েডীয় মনঃসমীক্ষণ তত্ত্বের আলোকে একটি মনস্তাত্ত্বিক বিশ্লেষণ দীপক দে, অতিথি প্রভাষক, বাংলা বিভাগ, রামঠাকুর কলেজ, আগরতলা, ত্রিপুরা, ভারত |
Curiosity,
Fear, Dreams, and Mystery Consciousness in Padipisir Bormibaksho: A
Psychological Analysis in the Light of Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory
Dipak
Dey, Guest Lecturer, Department of Bengali, Ramthakur College, Agartala,
Tripura, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
This paper presents a psychoanalytic reading of Leela Majumdar’s
‘Podipisir Bormi Baksho’ through the theoretical framework of Sigmund Freud,
with particular emphasis on the psychological dimensions of curiosity, fear,
dreams, and the sense of mystery. The study argues that these interconnected
psychological elements constitute the central driving force of the narrative
and significantly shape the child narrator’s mental development. Employing
Freud’s concepts of the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious mind, the
paper explores how the narrator’s curiosity is awakened by fragmented information,
mysterious family stories, and unexplained incidents surrounding the lost
Burmese box. As the narrative progresses, these experiences are stored in the
preconscious mind, while fear, imagination, and dream experiences reveal the
dynamic operation of the unconscious. The dream episodes are interpreted as
symbolic manifestations of hidden desires, anxieties, and repressed thoughts,
reflecting Freud’s view of dreams as the “royal road” to the unconscious.
Furthermore, the novel demonstrates how mystery functions not only as a
narrative technique but also as a psychological catalyst that transforms fear
into the motivation for exploration and discovery. The eventual recovery of the
Burmese box symbolizes the successful integration of conscious reasoning,
accumulated memory, and unconscious intuition, thereby resolving both the
external mystery and the narrator’s internal psychological conflict. The paper
concludes that Podipisir Bormi Baksho transcends the conventional limits of
children’s mystery fiction and emerges as a psychologically profound literary
work, offering valuable insights into the complexities of the child mind and
establishing its significance within the field of psychoanalytic literary
criticism. | ||
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